Risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism following emergency appendicectomy in adults

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Humes, David and Walker, Alex J. and Hunt, B.J. and Sultan, Alyshah Abdul and Ludvigsson, Jonas F. and West, Joe (2016) Risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism following emergency appendicectomy in adults. British Journal of Surgery, 103 (4). pp. 443-450. ISSN 1365-2168

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Appendicectomy is the commonest intra-abdominal emergency surgical procedure, and little is known regarding the magnitude and timing of the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after surgery. This study aimed to determine absolute and relative rates of symptomatic VTE following emergency appendicectomy.

METHODS: A cohort study was undertaken using linked primary (Clinical Practice Research Datalink) and secondary (Hospital Episode Statistics) care data of patients who had undergone emergency appendicectomy from 2001 to 2011. Crude rates and adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for VTE were calculated using Poisson regression, compared with baseline risk in the year before appendicectomy.

RESULTS: A total of 13 441 patients were identified, of whom 56 (0.4 per cent) had a VTE in the first year after surgery. The absolute rate of VTE was highest during the in-hospital period, with a rate of 91.29 per 1000 person-years, which was greatest in those with a length of stay of 7 days or more (267.12 per 1000 person-years). This risk remained high after discharge, with a 19.1- and 6.6-fold increased risk of VTE in the first and second months respectively after discharge, compared with the year before appendicectomy (adjusted IRR: month 1, 19.09 (95 per cent c.i. 9.56 to 38.12); month 2, 6.56 (2.62 to 16.44)).

CONCLUSION: The risk of symptomatic VTE following appendicectomy is relatively high during the in-hospital admission and remains increased after discharge. Trials of extended thromboprophylaxis are warranted in patients at particularly high risk.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/977783
Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Humes, D. J., Walker, A. J., Hunt, B. J., Sultan, A. A., Ludvigsson, J. F. and West, J. (2016), Risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism following emergency appendicectomy in adults. Br J Surg, 103: 443–450, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bjs.10091. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine > Division of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine > Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.10091
Depositing User: Claringburn, Tara
Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2017 09:37
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 20:03
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/44770

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