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  • Inventi:hsg/42860/21
    Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in General Surgery at Gabriel Touré University Hospital in Mali
    01-Jul-2021 Research 2021 : July - September
    Amadou Traoré, Madiassa Konaté, Abdoulaye Diarra, Koniba Keïta, Kadia Traoré, Zakari Saye, Youssouf Koné, Boubacar Yoro Sidibé, Amadou Maïga, Amadou Bah, Bouréima Kelly, Tani Koné, Boubacar Karembé, Souleymane Thiam, Assitan Koné, Drissa Bagayogo, Bakary Tientigui Dembélé, Alhassane Traoré, Ibrahim Diakité, Lassana Kanté, Adégné Togo

    Through its impact on morbidity and mortality and the cost of medical care, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) has a significant influence on the quality of care in a surgical environment. The objectives were to determine the risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism and to assess its prophylactic management in the general surgery department of Gabriel Toure University Hospital. This was a prospective observational study from May 01, 2018 to December 31, 2018. It included all patients of 18 years old and over, operated in regulated surgery, under general anesthesia in the department. For all of these patients, Caprini score was used to assess the risk of VTE. The ninth American College of Chest Physicians’ Consensus was used as guidelines to assess Thromboprophylaxis practices in the ward. The Caprini score was evaluated in 80 patients for 8 months............

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    Attribution/ CC Compliant Citation: Traoré, Amadou, et al. "Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in General Surgery at Gabriel Touré University Hospital in Mali." Surgical Science 12.03 (2021): 67. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02782-4 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Some formatting elements, header, footer, logos, dates and pagination were modified while adapting this article.
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