TY - JOUR
T1 - Rate of venous thromboembolism on an enhanced recovery program after gynecologic surgery
AU - Taylor, Jolyn S.
AU - Iniesta, Maria D.
AU - Zorrilla-Vaca, Andres
AU - Cain, Katherine E.
AU - Lasala, Javier D.
AU - Mena, Gabriel E.
AU - Meyer, Larissa A.
AU - Ramirez, Pedro T.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors received no financial support for this work.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - Background: Venous thromboembolism is a life-threatening complication of surgery. An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program is a multimodal care pathway that facilitates faster recovery from surgery. The rate of venous thromboembolism after gynecologic surgery on an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program is unknown. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the rate of venous thromboembolism within 30 days of gynecologic surgery on an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway performed at a cancer center. Study Design: Data were collected prospectively on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway gynecologic patients undergoing open surgery (November 3, 2014, to March 31, 2021) and minimally invasive surgery (February 1, 2017, to March 31, 2021). Care was delivered at a tertiary cancer care center located in a large urban area. Patients undergoing emergency surgery or multispecialty surgeries were excluded. Patients undergoing open surgery were to receive heparin prophylaxis before surgery, sequential compression devices during surgery and admission, and low-molecular-weight heparin prophylaxis during admission. If diagnosed with malignancy, patients were to receive extended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for 28 days after surgery. For minimally invasive surgery, patients received only sequential compression devices during surgery and no heparin prophylaxis before or after surgery. Venous thromboembolism events were included if detected on imaging obtained for symptoms or other indications. Descriptive statistics and bivariate statistical analyses were performed. Results: Of 3329 patients, 1519 (45.6%) underwent laparotomy, 1452 (43.6%) underwent laparoscopy, and 358 (10.8%) underwent robotic surgery. The incidence rates of venous thromboembolism were 0.6% (n=21; 95% confidence interval, 0.4%–0.9%) overall, 1.1% (n=16, 95% confidence interval, 0.6%–1.7%) in the open approach, and 0.3% (n=5; 95% confidence interval, 0.3%–0.6%) in the minimally invasive approach (P=.02). The incidence rates of venous thromboembolism among the 1999 patients with malignancy were 0.9% (n=18; 95% confidence interval, 0.5%–1.4%) overall, 1.4% (n=15; 95% confidence interval, 0.7%–2.2%) in the open approach, and 0.3% (n=3; 95% confidence interval, 0.1%–0.9%) in the minimally invasive approach. The incidence rates of venous thromboembolism among the 1165 patients with benign disease were 0.3% (n=3; 95% confidence interval, 0.1%–0.7%) overall, 0.3% (n=1; 95% confidence interval, 0.0%–1.7%) in the open approach, and 0.2% (n=2; 95% confidence interval, 0.0%–0.9%) in the minimally invasive approach. Conclusion: The rate of venous thromboembolism among patients undergoing laparotomy and minimally invasive surgery on an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway was ≤1%. This study established a benchmark for the rate of venous thromboembolism after gynecologic surgery on an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway performed at a cancer center.
AB - Background: Venous thromboembolism is a life-threatening complication of surgery. An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program is a multimodal care pathway that facilitates faster recovery from surgery. The rate of venous thromboembolism after gynecologic surgery on an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program is unknown. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the rate of venous thromboembolism within 30 days of gynecologic surgery on an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway performed at a cancer center. Study Design: Data were collected prospectively on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway gynecologic patients undergoing open surgery (November 3, 2014, to March 31, 2021) and minimally invasive surgery (February 1, 2017, to March 31, 2021). Care was delivered at a tertiary cancer care center located in a large urban area. Patients undergoing emergency surgery or multispecialty surgeries were excluded. Patients undergoing open surgery were to receive heparin prophylaxis before surgery, sequential compression devices during surgery and admission, and low-molecular-weight heparin prophylaxis during admission. If diagnosed with malignancy, patients were to receive extended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for 28 days after surgery. For minimally invasive surgery, patients received only sequential compression devices during surgery and no heparin prophylaxis before or after surgery. Venous thromboembolism events were included if detected on imaging obtained for symptoms or other indications. Descriptive statistics and bivariate statistical analyses were performed. Results: Of 3329 patients, 1519 (45.6%) underwent laparotomy, 1452 (43.6%) underwent laparoscopy, and 358 (10.8%) underwent robotic surgery. The incidence rates of venous thromboembolism were 0.6% (n=21; 95% confidence interval, 0.4%–0.9%) overall, 1.1% (n=16, 95% confidence interval, 0.6%–1.7%) in the open approach, and 0.3% (n=5; 95% confidence interval, 0.3%–0.6%) in the minimally invasive approach (P=.02). The incidence rates of venous thromboembolism among the 1999 patients with malignancy were 0.9% (n=18; 95% confidence interval, 0.5%–1.4%) overall, 1.4% (n=15; 95% confidence interval, 0.7%–2.2%) in the open approach, and 0.3% (n=3; 95% confidence interval, 0.1%–0.9%) in the minimally invasive approach. The incidence rates of venous thromboembolism among the 1165 patients with benign disease were 0.3% (n=3; 95% confidence interval, 0.1%–0.7%) overall, 0.3% (n=1; 95% confidence interval, 0.0%–1.7%) in the open approach, and 0.2% (n=2; 95% confidence interval, 0.0%–0.9%) in the minimally invasive approach. Conclusion: The rate of venous thromboembolism among patients undergoing laparotomy and minimally invasive surgery on an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway was ≤1%. This study established a benchmark for the rate of venous thromboembolism after gynecologic surgery on an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway performed at a cancer center.
KW - Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
KW - gynecologic surgery
KW - venous thromboembolism
KW - Humans
KW - Postoperative Complications/epidemiology
KW - Female
KW - Hospitalization
KW - Gynecologic Surgical Procedures/methods
KW - Heparin
KW - Venous Thromboembolism/epidemiology
KW - Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/adverse effects
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.04.045
DO - 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.04.045
M3 - Article
C2 - 37150284
AN - SCOPUS:85160783422
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 229
SP - 140.e1-140.e7
JO - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 2
ER -