OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of venous thromboembolism in otolaryngology patients at a Canadian tertiary care hospital. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of all otolaryngology operations at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 2004. All patients who developed a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a pulmonary embolism (PE), or both as in-patient postoperative complications were identified. RESULTS: Fourteen patients were identified in our study. Ten patients (71.4%) developed a DVT, five patients developed a PE (35.7%), and one patient (7.1%) developed both. The overall incidence of DVT and PE was 0.1% and 0.05%, respectively. The highest incidence occurred in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery. Patients who developed a PE had a statistically significantly longer hospital stay than patients who developed a DVT (p < .05). There were two deaths in the five patients who developed a PE. CONCLUSION: Venous thromboembolism is an infrequent but potentially devastating cause of morbidity and mortality in the otolaryngology patient population.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of venous thromboembolism in otolaryngology patients at a Canadian tertiary care hospital. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of all otolaryngology operations at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 2004. All patients who developed a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a pulmonary embolism (PE), or both as in-patient postoperative complications were identified. RESULTS: Fourteen patients were identified in our study. Ten patients (71.4%) developed a DVT, five patients developed a PE (35.7%), and one patient (7.1%) developed both. The overall incidence of DVT and PE was 0.1% and 0.05%, respectively. The highest incidence occurred in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery. Patients who developed a PE had a statistically significantly longer hospital stay than patients who developed a DVT (p < .05). There were two deaths in the five patients who developed a PE. CONCLUSION:Venous thromboembolism is an infrequent but potentially devastating cause of morbidity and mortality in the otolaryngology patient population.
Authors: Andrew G Shuman; Hsou Mei Hu; Christopher J Pannucci; Christopher R Jackson; Carol R Bradford; Vinita Bahl Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2012-01-18 Impact factor: 3.497
Authors: John D Cramer; Amanda E Dilger; Alex Schneider; Stephanie Shintani Smith; Sandeep Samant; Urjeet A Patel Journal: JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2018-01-01 Impact factor: 6.223