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Table 1 Postoperative venous thromboembolism events

From: Prevalence of venous thromboembolism and evaluation of a modified caprini risk assessment model: a single-centre, prospective cohort study involving patients undergoing lung resections for bronchiectasis

Patients

Surgical procedures

VTE location

Time from Surgery to VTE

1

VATS Lobectomy

DVT: gastrocnemius vein

5 days

2

Thoracotomy Lobectomy +

segmentectomy

DVT: superficial femoral vein

5 days

3

VATS Lobectomy

DVT: profunda femoral vein

PE: segmental pulmonary arteries of the left upper lobe

2 days

4

VATS Lobectomy

DVT: gastrocnemius vein

4 days

5

VATS Lobectomy +

segmentectomy

DVT: femoral and popliteal veins

6 days

6

VATS Lobectomy

DVT: gastrocnemius vein

9 days

7

Thoracotomy Lobectomy

DVT: superficial femoral, profunda femoral, common femoral veins

PE: left pulmonary artery

6 days

8

VATS Lobectomy

DVT: gastrocnemius vein

1 day

9

VATS Lobectomy + Wedge resection

DVT: gastrocnemius vein

2 days

10

Thoracotomy Pneumonectomy

DVT: femoral and popliteal veins

4 days

  1. VTE venous thromboembolism, VATS video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, DVT deep venous thrombosis, PE pulmonary embolism