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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2012 Mar 10;55(4):1035–1040.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.10.129

Table I.

Adjusted odds ratios of DVT, PE, and overall VTE following selected cancer operations within the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) (2007–2009)

Case DVT
PE
VTE
OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P
Breast resection 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
Gastrectomy 1.6 0.8–3.0 .17 3.0 1.46.6 <.01 1.3 0.7–2.4 .37
Lung resection 1.8 0.8–3.7 .12 3.9 1.79.1 <.01 1.8 0.9–3.3 .08
Prostatectomy 2.5 1.25.0 .01 3.8 1.68.9 <.01 2.2 1.24.0 .01
Colectomy 2.1 1.23.8 <.01 2.8 1.45.7 <.01 1.7 1.0–2.9 .05
Pancreatectomy 1.6 0.1–2.9 .15 2.9 1.46.0 <.01 1.3 0.8–2.3 .32
Esophagectomy 3.6 1.97.0 <.01 2.2 0.9–5.2 .08 2.3 1.24.1 <.01
Hysterectomy 2.9 1.46.0 <.01 5.5 2.412.6 <.01 2.7 1.45.0 <.01
Hepatectomy 2.2 1.24.1 .01 3.8 1.88.3 .01 1.9 1.13.4 .0
Cystectomy 1.6 0.6–4.1 .29 6.4 2.417.0 <.01 1.8 0.9–3.9 .1
Nephrectomy 1.3 0.5–3.5 .63 4.0 1.510.8 <.01 1.7 0.8–3.5 .2

CI, Confidence interval; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; OR, odds ratio; PE, pulmonary embolism; VTE, venous thromboembolism. Bolded variables indicate P < .05.