Table 2.

Summary of risk factors associated with venous thromboembolism after discharge in hospitalized patients with IBD

Surgical risk factors	Nonsurgical risk factors
• Stoma creation • Pouch construction • Pelvic surgery • Surgery for enterocutaneous fistula • Longer operative time • Preoperative blood transfusion • Preoperative steroid use	• IBD-related hospitalization • Associated comorbidities • Low serum albumin • Longer length of hospital stay • Prior venous thromboembolism • Sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy at baseline • Older age • Clostridium difficile infection • Ulcerative colitis