Multi-institutional Study of Symptomatic Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic or Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Laparoscopy
Prostatectomy
Prostatic Neoplasms
Pulmonary Embolism
Robotics
Venous Thrombosis
abstract
The incidence of symptomatic VTE after LRP is low. These data do not support the administration of prophylactic heparin to all patients undergoing LRP, especially those without risk factors for VTE.
