Table 2.
Venous thromboembolism, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism incidence in commonly performed urological procedures
| Procedure | Total procedures | VTE | DVT | PE | Mean age of onset of VTE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Incidence | n | Incidence | n | Incidence | |||
| Cystectomy | 1,641 | 47 | 2.86% | 21 | 1.28% | 26 | 1.58% | 66.1 years |
| Prostatectomy | 3,213 | 32 | 1.00% | 15 | 0.47% | 17 | 0.53% | 72.5 years |
| Nephrectomy | 6,230 | 63 | 1.01% | 16 | 0.26% | 47 | 0.75% | 62.2 years |
| TURBT | 35,765 | 281 | 0.79% | 118 | 0.33% | 163 | 0.46% | 55.2 years |
| Ureteric/kidney stone removal | 27,133 | 166 | 0.61% | 91 | 0.34% | 75 | 0.28% | 70.5 years |
| TURP | 25,691 | 150 | 0.58% | 72 | 0.28% | 78 | 0.30% | 52.7 years |
| PCNL | 1,637 | 9* | 0.55% | 60.6 years | ||||
| Benign cystoscopic procedures | 12,681 | 61 | 0.48% | 26 | 0.21% | 35 | 0.28% | 52.3 years |
| Urethral dilatation procedures | 12,900 | 30 | 0.23% | 8 | 0.06% | 22 | 0.17% | 57.7 years |
| Total | 126,891 | 839 | 0.66% | 373 | 0.29% | 466 | 0.37% | 65.2 years |
VTE = venous thromboembolism; DVT = deep vein thrombosis; PE = pulmonary embolism; TURBT = transurethral resection of bladder tumour; TURP = transurethral resection of prostate; PCNL = percutaneous nephrolithotomy
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absolute values not disclosed to preserve confidentiality