TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulmonary thromboembolism following gynecologic surgery and cesarean section
AU - Chisaka, H.
AU - Utsunomiya, H.
AU - Okamura, K.
AU - Yaegashi, N.
PY - 2004/1
Y1 - 2004/1
N2 - Objective: To investigate the incidence and risk factors of symptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in patients following gynecologic surgery or cesarean section in Japan. Method: We examined the clinical records of all patients who have undergone gynecologic surgery or cesarean section at 32 hospitals affiliated with the Tohoku University Hospital between 1990 and 1999. Result: The total number of gynecologic surgical procedures and cesarean sections were 61648 and 26502, respectively. Twenty-five of the 88150 (0.028%) patients developed clinical PTE. Among the PTE patients who underwent gynecologic surgery, 86% were more than 40 years of age, 36% were obese (BMI>25 kg/m2) and 43% had uterine body cancer. Among the PTE patients who underwent cesarean section, 36% were more than 35 years of age and 55% were obese (BMI>29 kg/m2). Conclusion: Risk factors in Japanese patients undergoing gynecologic surgery may include age and cancer of the uterine body; risk factors for the development of PTE following cesarean section may include age and obesity.
AB - Objective: To investigate the incidence and risk factors of symptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in patients following gynecologic surgery or cesarean section in Japan. Method: We examined the clinical records of all patients who have undergone gynecologic surgery or cesarean section at 32 hospitals affiliated with the Tohoku University Hospital between 1990 and 1999. Result: The total number of gynecologic surgical procedures and cesarean sections were 61648 and 26502, respectively. Twenty-five of the 88150 (0.028%) patients developed clinical PTE. Among the PTE patients who underwent gynecologic surgery, 86% were more than 40 years of age, 36% were obese (BMI>25 kg/m2) and 43% had uterine body cancer. Among the PTE patients who underwent cesarean section, 36% were more than 35 years of age and 55% were obese (BMI>29 kg/m2). Conclusion: Risk factors in Japanese patients undergoing gynecologic surgery may include age and cancer of the uterine body; risk factors for the development of PTE following cesarean section may include age and obesity.
KW - Cesarean section
KW - Gynecologic surgery
KW - Pulmonary thromboembolism
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U2 - 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00339-4
DO - 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00339-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 14698829
AN - SCOPUS:0346690204
VL - 84
SP - 47
EP - 53
JO - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
JF - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
SN - 0020-7292
IS - 1
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