Rates of VTE, infection, and transfusions in patients who received vs did not receive chemoprophylaxis.
| Rates of VTE, Infection, and Transfusions | Inpatient Chemoprophylaxis | ||
| No (n = 316) | Yes (n = 316) | P | |
| Postoperative transfusion | 5 (1.6%) | 12 (3.8%) | 0.085 |
| Intraoperative transfusion | 6 (1.9%) | 8 (2.5%) | 0.589 |
| VTE (%) | 3 (0.9%) | 8 (2.5%) | 0.128 |
| POD of first VTE diagnosis | 18.33 ± 15.37 | 8.88 ± 7.51 | 0.469 |
| All infectionsa | 6 (1.9%) | 9 (2.8%) | 0.433 |
| Superficial SSI | 1 (0.3%) | 3 (0.9%) | 0.316 |
| Deep SSI | 6 (1.9%) | 8 (2.5%) | 0.589 |
Abbreviations: POD, postoperative day; SSI, surgical site infection; VTE, venous thromboembolism.
Note: Data presented as mean ± SD or n (%).
↵a Some patients had both superficial and deep SSIs.