ArticleAsian journal of neurosurgery
Incidence and Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism Following Craniotomy for Intracranial Tumors: A Cohort Study.
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- Three-Month Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Who Underwent Neurological Surgeries.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Influence of postoperative D-dimer evaluation and intraoperative use of intermittent pneumatic vein compression (IPC) on detection and development of perioperative venous thromboembolism in brain tumor surgery.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Safety and timing of early therapeutic anticoagulation therapy after craniotomy.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
- Predictive risk factors for venous thromboembolism in neurosurgical patients: A retrospective analysis single center cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Analysis of the Factors Related to Intracranial Infection after Brain Tumor Surgery.Contrast media & molecular imaging · 2022Article
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Abstract
contextVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a devastating complication of intracranial tumor surgery. The present study helps identify patients at the greatest risk of developing VTE.
aimsThe aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for VTE following craniotomy for intracranial tumors. SETTING AND DESIGNS: This was a retrospective cohort study.
methodsData from the institutional database (between January 2017 and December 2018) were reviewed. Consecutive patients with intracranial tumors who underwent craniotomy were included. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Patient characteristics were reported as descriptive data, and factors associated with VTE development were analyzed by the Cox regression model.
resultsThe study identified 177 patients. The incidence of VTE was 10.2% (deep-vein thrombosis [DVT], 8.5%; pulmonary embolism [PE] 1.7%; and simultaneous DVT and PE, 1.7%). In univariate analysis, VTE development was associated with diabetes mellitus (DM), operative duration of >420 min, blood transfusion, and new-onset postoperative motor deficits. DM and new-onset postoperative motor deficits were statistically significant factors in multivariable analysis, with hazard ratios of 4.52 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.38-14.82) and 3.46 (95% CI = 1.17-10.23), respectively.
conclusionsPostcraniotomy VTE was detected in 10.2% of patients with intracranial tumors. Risk factors for VTE included DM and new-onset postoperative motor deficits. Hence, intracranial tumor patients with these risk factors are the most likely to require VTE prophylaxis with an anticoagulant.
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