PURPOSE: Pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis is recommended for preventing pulmonary embolism according to some abdominal surgery guidelines. However, few reports have so far described pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after pancreatic surgery. In addition, concern remains regarding postoperative bleeding due to pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis. We investigated the safety and efficacy of enoxaparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, as postoperative pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after pancreatic surgery. METHODS: In this record-based retrospective study, the sample population comprised 151 consecutive patients who underwent pancreatic surgery and received enoxaparin postsurgery at our institute between November 2009 and March 2014. The primary outcome was the incidence of symptomatic pulmonary embolism after surgery, and the secondary outcome was the incidence of bleeding as an adverse effect of enoxaparin injection. RESULTS: No symptomatic pulmonary embolism events occurred during the study. Major and minor bleeding events were experienced in 5 (3.3%) cases each. Four of these major events were caused by the rupture of a pseudoaneurysm with a pancreatic fistula not related to enoxaparin, and all events were treated safely with no mortalities in the study period. We found no factors related to minor bleeding with enoxaparin injection in a statistical comparison. CONCLUSION: The use of enoxaparin is considered to be safe and effective for pulmonary embolism prophylaxis after pancreatic surgery.
PURPOSE: Pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis is recommended for preventing pulmonary embolism according to some abdominal surgery guidelines. However, few reports have so far described pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after pancreatic surgery. In addition, concern remains regarding postoperative bleeding due to pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis. We investigated the safety and efficacy of enoxaparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, as postoperative pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after pancreatic surgery. METHODS: In this record-based retrospective study, the sample population comprised 151 consecutive patients who underwent pancreatic surgery and received enoxaparin postsurgery at our institute between November 2009 and March 2014. The primary outcome was the incidence of symptomatic pulmonary embolism after surgery, and the secondary outcome was the incidence of bleeding as an adverse effect of enoxaparin injection. RESULTS: No symptomatic pulmonary embolism events occurred during the study. Major and minor bleeding events were experienced in 5 (3.3%) cases each. Four of these major events were caused by the rupture of a pseudoaneurysm with a pancreatic fistula not related to enoxaparin, and all events were treated safely with no mortalities in the study period. We found no factors related to minor bleeding with enoxaparin injection in a statistical comparison. CONCLUSION: The use of enoxaparin is considered to be safe and effective for pulmonary embolism prophylaxis after pancreatic surgery.
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