QS6: Venous Thromboembolism After Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: Review Of Outcomes After A Postoperative Prophylaxis Protocol

摘要

Although breast cancer patients undergoing microsurgical breast reconstruction represent a relatively high risk group for venous thromboembolism events, there has been no standardized postoperative prophylactic regimen described to address this problem. An ideal dose of effective antithrombotic therapy that reduces the risk of VTE, while minimizing the cumulative risk of bleeding with on board antiplatelet therapy, is yet to be established. This study is a single-institution review on the rates of VTE following implementation of a postoperative VTE prophylaxis regimen.