TY - JOUR AU - Heijkoop, B. AU - Nadi, S. AU - Spernat, D. AU - Kiroff, G. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/03 TI - Extended versus inpatient thromboprophylaxis with heparins following major open abdominopelvic surgery for malignancy: a systematic review of efficacy and safety JO - Perioperative Medicine SP - 7 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Patients undergoing open abdominopelvic procedures for malignancy are at high risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE). This risk can be mitigated with prophylaxis; however, optimum duration in this population remains unknown. Our objective was to conduct a systematic review of contemporary literature on the use of heparin thromboprophylaxis following major open pelvic surgery for malignancy, comparing the efficacy and safety of extended duration to inpatient treatment. SN - 2047-0525 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-020-0137-8 DO - 10.1186/s13741-020-0137-8 ID - Heijkoop2020 ER -