Table 2.
Independent factors associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and bleeding events after a pancreatectomy
| Risk factor | VTE |
Early PPH > 4 units |
ROR with early PPH |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Pre-operative | |||||||||
| Haematocrit < 39% | 1.46 | 1.13–1.88 | 0.003 | ||||||
| Age ≥ 70 years | 1.47 | 1.15–1.88 | 0.002 | ||||||
| BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 1.47 | 1.14–1.90 | 0.003 | ||||||
| Bleeding disorder | 1.93 | 1.17–3.18 | 0.010 | 2.77 | 1.23–6.25 | 0.014 | |||
| Pre-operative sepsis | 1.98 | 1.19–3.29 | 0.008 | 2.83 | 1.25–6.44 | 0.013 | |||
| Disseminated cancer | 2.12 | 1.36–3.32 | 0.001 | ||||||
| ASA class ≥ 3 | 1.74 | 1.08–2.79 | 0.023 | ||||||
| Lack independent function | 2.10 | 1.11–3.95 | 0.023 | ||||||
| Intra-operative | |||||||||
| Operative time ≥ 360 min | 1.30 | 1.02–1.65 | 0.048 | ||||||
| Transfusion ≥ 4 units | 6.16 | 4.12–9.21 | <0.001 | 6.09 | 3.64–10.21 | <0.001 | |||
| Post-operative | |||||||||
| Organ space infection | 1.72 | 1.26–2.34 | 0.001 | ||||||
| Ventilator > 48 h | 3.55 | 2.57–4.91 | <0.001 | ||||||
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; PPH, post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage; ROR, return to operating room; VTE, venous thromboembolism.