Optimal timing of post-operative enoxaparin after neurosurgery: A single institution experience
Briggs RG, Lin YH, Dadario NB, Young IM, Conner AK, Xu W, Tanglay O, Kim SJ, Fonseka RD, Bonney PA, Chakraborty AR, Nix CE, Flecher LR, Yeung JT, Teo C, Sughrue ME. Optimal timing of post-operative enoxaparin after neurosurgery: A single institution experience. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 207: 106792. PMID: 34233235, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep vein thrombosisLower extremity deep vein thrombosisExtremity deep vein thrombosisIntracranial tumor resectionVenous thromboembolismAnticoagulant prophylaxisProphylactic enoxaparinTumor resectionImmediate post-operative periodMultivariate binomial logistic regression analysisNon-anticoagulation groupSingle institution experiencePost-operative periodPossible risk factorsPost-operative brain tumor patientsEvidence-based protocolsBrain tumor patientsLogistic regression analysisHigh-grade gliomasBinomial logistic regression analysisVTE complicationsElective craniotomyMedical comorbiditiesPulmonary embolismAdult patients