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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 17.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2023 Jan 2;19(8):799–807. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.12.038

Table 2.

Type and duration of VTE prophylaxis during and after hospitalization

Questions Medical directors Membership Total P value

What type of VTE prophylaxis do you use for your bariatric patients?
 Chemoprophylaxis and mechanical 114 (98.3%) 120 (96%) 234 (97.1%) .105
 Chemoprophylaxis only 0 (0%) 4 (3.2%) 4 (1.7%)
 Mechanical prophylaxis only 1 (.9%) 0 (0%) 1 (.4%)
 Other (please define) 1 (.9%) 1 (.8%) 2 (.8%)
When do you administer the first dose of the chemoprophylaxis?
 During the operation (after incision) 1 (.9%) 1 (.8%) 2 (.9%) .983
 During the operation (before incision) 7 (6.4%) 8 (6.5%) 15 (6.4%)
 Just before the operation (Preoparea) 89 (80.9%) 101 (82.1%) 190 (81.6%)
 Only after the operation 13 (11.8%) 13 (10.6%) 26 (11.2%)
When do you administer the first postoperative dose of chemoprophylaxis?
 After “X” hours 18 (16.5%) 14 (11.4%) 32 (13.8%) .476
 The evening of surgery 48 (44%) 54 (43.9%) 102 (44%)
 The next morning 43 (39.5%) 55 (44.7%) 98 (42.2%)
Do you use extended chemoprophylaxis on discharge?
 No 17 (14.9%) 16 (12.7%) 33 (13.7%) .425
 Yes, on all patients 11 (9.7%) 19 (15.1%) 30 (12.5%)
 Yes, on selective patients 86 (75.4%) 91 (72.2%) 177 (73.8%)
For how long?
 1 wk 3 (3.4%) 10 (9.4%) 13 (6.7%) .462
 2 wk 38 (43.2%) 37 (34.9%) 75 (38.7%)
 3 wk 6 (6.8%) 7 (6.6%) 13 (6.7%)
 4 wk 24 (27.3%) 32 (30.2%) 56 (28.9%)
 Other 17 (19.3%) 20 (18.9%) 37 (19.1%)

VTE = venous thromboembolism.

Data are expressed as n (%).

P value is calculated using Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test when appropriate.