Table V.
Risk factors for and rate of venous thromboembolism
| VTE%
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Present | Absent | P |
| Age (years) | 65 ± 15 | 62 ± 13 | <.001 |
| BMI | 31 ± 7 | 28 ± 7 | .009 |
| Anemia | 6.1 | 1.8 | <.001 |
| SSI | 6.3 | 1.9 | <.001 |
| Wound class | |||
| Clean | 1.8 | — | .001 |
| Clean contaminated | 3.6 | — | |
| Dirty | 6.1 | — | |
| Infection bundle* | 9.3 | 1.4 | <.001 |
| Angina | 13.6 | 2.2 | .013 |
| Weight loss | 6.3 | 2.1 | .021 |
| No combined prophylaxis | 3.7 | 1.9 | .013 |
*
Infection bundle = sepsis, septic shock, pneumonia, organ space infection.
BMI, Body mass index; SSI, surgical site infection; VTE, venous thromboembolism.