Rates of postoperative complications in patients who received vs did not receive chemoprophylaxis.
| Postoperative Complications | Inpatient Chemoprophylaxis | ||
| No (n = 316) | Yes (n = 316) | P | |
| Overall rates | 37 (11.7%) | 70 (22.2%) | <0.001 |
| Cardiac | 6 (1.9%) | 22 (7.0%) | 0.002 |
| Neurologic | 9 (2.8%) | 15 (4.7%) | 0.212 |
| Pulmonary | 3 (0.9%) | 6 (1.9%) | 0.314 |
| Airway edema | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.317 |
| Ileus | 3 (0.9%) | 13 (4.1%) | 0.011 |
| Urinary | 9 (2.8%) | 13 (4.1%) | 0.385 |
| Death | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | - |
| Mechanical | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | - |
Note: Data presented as mean ± SD or n (%). Bolded values are statistically significant (P < 0.05).