Table 2.
Surgery and Procedure Types and Bleeding Risk Categorya
| Minor/low bleeding risk (n=1519) | Number (%)b |
| Gastrointestinal | 744 (49.0) |
| Cardiothoracic | 280 (18.4) |
| Orthopedic | 100 (6.6) |
| Urologic | 84 (5.5) |
| Dermatologic | 71 (4.7) |
| General surgery | 65 (4.3) |
| Interventional radiology | 46 (3.0) |
| Opthalmologic | 45 (3.0) |
| Dental | 40 (2.6) |
| ENT (ear, nose, and throat) | 22 (1.4) |
| Vascular surgery | 12 (0.8) |
| Gynecologic | 8 (0.5) |
| Other | 2 (0.1) |
| Major/high bleeding risk (n=182) | Number (%)c |
| Orthopedic | 58 (31.9) |
| Urologic | 46 (25.3) |
| General surgery | 29 (15.9) |
| ENT (ear, nose, and throat) | 16 (8.8) |
| Gastrointestinal | 10 (5.5) |
| Vascular surgery | 8 (4.4) |
| Gynecologic | 8 (4.4) |
| Cardiothoracic | 6 (3.3) |
| Other | 1 (0.5) |
a
– 122 patients had missing procedure information
b
– Percent of those having a minor/low bleeding risk procedure
c
– Percent of those having a major/high bleeding risk procedure