Venous thromboembolism-related hospital readmissions after complex cancer surgery continued to increase beyond 30 days after surgery, according to a multicenter, population-based retrospective study in JAMA Surgery.
«VTE events, while low in proportion, bear a significant burden to the patient and health care system. These are potentially preventable, and we can do more to prevent them,» Syed Nabeel Zafar, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of surgical oncology in the department of surgery at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, told Healio.
VTE, a major cause