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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Dec 13;18(6):1116–1124. doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2432-x

Table 4.

Clinical factors associated with development of VTE within 90 days after hepatic surgery

Univariate analysis
P value Adjusted analysis
P value
Variables OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI
Age 1.01 0.98–1.04 0.40
Race 0.82 0.32–2.06 0.67
Male sex 0.75 0.35–1.62 0.47
ASA score (1, 2 vs. 3, 4) 2.06 0.70–6.06 0.19 1.61 0.45–5.73 0.46
History of VTE 3.49 1.13–10.81 0.03 4.51 1.18–17.22 0.03
Elevated AST 1.46 0.67–3.19 0.34
Elevated ALT 1.26 0.54–2.92 0.59
Elevated ALP 1.31 0.60–2.90 0.50
Hematocrit 0.92 0.85–0.99 0.03 0.94 0.86–1.04 0.24
Type of hepatic surgery
    Hemi-hepatectomy 0.99 0.35–2.78 1.00
    Extended hepatectomy 3.97 1.60–9.82 0.003 2.08 0.65–6.62 0.22
Operative time 1.22 1.09–1.37 0.001 1.17 1.04–1.32 0.009
LOS 1.01 1.00–1.02 0.06 1.07 1.02–1.12 0.01
Re-operation 9.33 3.07–28.39 <0.001 3.30 0.95–11.46 0.06
Transfusion 2.33 1.09–5.00 0.03 0.69 0.22–2.15 0.52
Complication (1–2 vs. 3–5) 8.54 3.56–20.50 <0.001 3.30 0.95–11.46 0.06
VTE prophylaxis 1.49 0.56–4.00 0.43