Systematic reviews of observational studies of Risk of Thrombosis and Bleeding in General and Gynecologic Surgery (ROTBIGGS): introduction and methodology

Abstract Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) and bleeding are serious and potentially fatal complications of surgical procedures. Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis decreases the risk of VTE but increases the risk of major post-operative bleeding. The decision to use pharmacologic prophylaxis th...

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Main Authors: Lauri I. Lavikainen, Gordon H. Guyatt, Yung Lee, Rachel J. Couban, Anna L. Luomaranta, Ville J. Sallinen, Ilkka E. J. Kalliala, Paul J. Karanicolas, Rufus Cartwright, Riikka L. Aaltonen, Kaisa Ahopelto, Karoliina M. Aro, Ines Beilmann-Lehtonen, Marco H. Blanker, Jovita L. Cárdenas, Samantha Craigie, Päivi J. Galambosi, Herney A. Garcia-Perdomo, Fang Zhou Ge, Huda A. Gomaa, Linglong Huang, Matthew L. Izett-Kay, Kirsi M. Joronen, Päivi K. Karjalainen, Nadina Khamani, Tuomas P. Kilpeläinen, Antti J. Kivelä, Tapio Korhonen, Hanna Lampela, Anne K. Mattila, Borna Tadayon Najafabadi, Taina P. Nykänen, Carolina Nystén, Sanna M. Oksjoki, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, Negar Pourjamal, Chathura B. B. Ratnayake, Aleksi R. Raudasoja, Tino Singh, Riikka M. Tähtinen, Robin W. M. Vernooij, Yuting Wang, Yingqi Xiao, Liang Yao, Jari Haukka, Kari A. O. Tikkinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01814-2