Table 1.
Patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics
| Characteristic | No. of patients* n = 17 |
|---|---|
| Age, median (range), yr | 68 (28–82) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 4 |
| Male | 13 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 15 |
| South Asian | 2 |
| Education | |
| High school | 4 |
| College or university degree | 7 |
| Graduate degree or other | 6 |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 2 |
| Married or partnered | 11 |
| Divorced or widowed | 4 |
| No. of children, median (range) | 2 (0–5) |
| Occupation | |
| Working | 7 |
| Paid sick leave or unemployed | 4 |
| Retired | 6 |
| Health insurance | |
| Government | 9 |
| Private | 6 |
| Other | 2 |
| Country of birth | |
| Canada | 14 |
| Other | 3 |
| Health literacy | |
| Low | 5 |
| Intermediate | 3 |
| Adequate | 9 |
| Caprini score | |
| 3–4 (low risk) | 1 |
| 5–6 (moderate risk) | 6 |
| 7–8 (high risk) | 5 |
| ≥ 9 (very high risk) | 5 |
| Personal history VTE | 1 |
| Family history VTE | 3 |
| Grade 3 complication (30 d) | 1 |
| Extended-duration LMWH | |
| Routinely prescribed | 4 |
| Not routinely prescribed | 13 |
| Procedure† | |
| Laparoscopic | 5 |
| Open | 12 |
| Segmental colectomy | 5 |
| Proctectomy | 5 |
| Hepatectomy | 3 |
| Distal pancreatectomy | 1 |
| Small bowel resection | 3 |
| Subtotal gastrectomy | 1 |
Note: LMWH = low-molecular-weight heparin; VTE = venous thromboembolism.
*
Unless indicated otherwise.
†
One patient had combined hepatectomy and segmental colectomy.