Prevention of postoperative thromboembolism in Sweden--the development of practice during five years.
All clinics in Sweden (223) dealing with general, urologic, orthopaedic, and gynaecologic surgery were sent a questionnaire concerning their policy about prophylaxis against postoperative thromboembolism in 1982. The praxis was also compared with that obtained in a similar survey in 1977. 96% replied. 91% used some sort of specific prophylaxis which is significantly more than in 1977. Also a significantly larger number of patients were operated on with prophylaxis than in 1977 (25 vs 19%). The dominating methods were dextran 70 and low-dose heparin. Compared with 1977 peroral anticoagulation, low-dose heparin and mechanical methods had decreased significantly, low-dose heparin in combination with dihydroergotamine increased significantly and dextran showed an unchanged use.
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D000367:Age Factors; D003911:Dextrans / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004087:Dihydroergotamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013502:General Surgery / Q000639:trends*; D006176:Gynecology / Q000639:trends; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000639:trends; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011312:Pressure; D012306:Risk; D013548:Sweden; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014572:Urology / Q000639:trends
D003911:Dextrans; D004087:Dihydroergotamine; D006493:Heparin