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254 Chapter 24 Treatment algorithms for acute venous thromboembolism
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Confirmed acute DVT
Iliofemoral DVT
Limb-threatening
Moderate-to-severe
symptoms?
No
Is ancoagulaon
contraindicated?
No
Prompt
Temporary IVC
ancoagulaon
Ancoagulaon
safe to iniate?
No
IVC filter kept and plan for re-evaluaon is developed
DVT?
Yes
filter
Femoropopliteal DVT
Ancoagulaon
Yes
Early thrombus
removal
Yes
Prompt filter removal and
ancoagulaon
Thrombosis confined to calf muscles or high
risk of bleeding
Serial ultrasound
(weekly for 2
weeks or with
worsening
symptoms)
Thrombus
extension?
Yes
Ancoagulaon
Isolated distal DVT
Severe
symptoms or
risk factors for
extension
Ancoagulaon
No
Ultrasound
imaging stopped
24.1 Management of conrmed DVT. Abbreviations: DVT: deep vein thrombosis; IVC: inferior vena cava.
Due to the high risk of bleeding associated with systemic thrombolysis, catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) with local thrombolytic agent infusion has been adopted, though it is still debatable whether CDT can lower long­term risks of PTS.
19,28–32
Additionally, pharmacomechanical devices have been gaining popularity, as it has been demon­strated that they can reduce procedure time and decrease thrombolytic agent usage when compared to CDT, while still providing comparable long-term physiologic and func­tional venous outcomes.
30,33,34
When compared to anticoagulation alone, thromboly­sis carries additional risks. The most reported side effects are increased rates of minor and major bleeding, including intracranial hemorrhage.
19,35,36
As a result, current guide­lines recommend intervention for select iliofemoral DVT patients who are candidates for thrombolysis and for whom the benets outweigh the risks.
17,18,22,25,26
The ACCP CHEST and American Heart Association (AHA) guide­lines recommend early thrombus removal for patients with limb-threatening thrombus such as phlegmasia or threatened venous gangrene.
17,25
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and SVS guidelines provide very similar criteria for choosing which patients to intervene on and include those with iliofemoral DVT and (1) symptoms lasting less than 14 days, (2) good func­tional status, (3) a life expectancy of at least 1year, and (4) a low risk of bleeding.
26
In addition to patients with
limb-threatening DVT, the SIR recommends intervention for nonelderly (<65 years) patients with good pre-DVT functional status and a nonthreatened limb but mod­erate-to-severe symptoms.
22
Both the SIR and the AHA suggest intervention for patients who continue to exhibit symptomatic or functional deterioration despite initial anticoagulation.
22,25
The extent to which early thrombus removal can reduce the incidence of PTS after iliofemoral DVTs is unclear. However, studies have shown that it can improve venous disease–specic quality of life, including being associ­ated with lower PTS severity scores. to open surgical venous thrombectomy, which is mostly of historical value, other thrombus removal approaches are currently available: pharmacomechanical thrombol­ysis (PMT), pharmacological thrombolysis (or CDT), and mechanical thrombectomy (MT). The SVS and AHA guidelines favor PMT over CDT when the expertise and resources are available so as to reduce patients’ exposure to thrombolytic agents.
18,25
Open surgical thrombectomy had been traditionally reserved for patients for whom thrombolytic agents are contraindicated has been largely replaced by MT thrombectomy in current practice.
New MT devices, which do not use any thrombolytic agents, have recently been introduced as a less invasive alternative to open surgical thrombectomy and thrombol-
19,20,24,37
In addition
18
; however, this
Early thrombus removal
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indicated
Paent at high-risk for
iatrogenic PE?
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24
Yes
IVC filter placement
pharmacomechanical
Yes
Mechanical or
thrombectomy
Iliocaval compressive or
No
High bleeding risk?
No
Mechanical or
pharmacomechanical
thrombectomy, or catheter-
directed thrombolysis
IVUS
obstrucve lesion
uncovered?
24.2 Algorithm for early thrombus removal. Abbreviations: PE: pulmonary embolism; IVC: inferior vena cava; IVUS: intravascular
ultrasound.
ysis. Available options include rheolytic devices, aspiration devices, and clot capture devices. Single-arm trials have been established to assess the efcacy of these devices. For example, the multicenter prospective single-arm data from the ClotTriever Outcomes (CLOUT) registry aims to assess the efcacy of the ClotTriever System, BOLT trial aims to assess the Indigo Aspiration system. Interim results from the CLOUT registry rospective studies, appearing to be a safe and effective option for patients who have contraindications to thrombolysis. However, since none of these studies included comparison arms, robustevidence for MT devices remains to be determined,
Stent placement
ancoagulaon
38
while the
38
40,41
show promising results, with MT
, and a few ret-
Yes
followed by
39
No
Ancoagulaon
and the incorporation of those devices into guidelines has yet to be established.
Due to the lack of randomized comparative trials, the selection of a specic early-clot removal approach— CDT, PMT, or MT—is individualized for each patient and is based on the expert opinion of the treating physician. Furthermore, the role of CDT following PMT and the number of thrombolysis sessions, particularly for thrombi resistant to single-stage PMT—whether or not a stent has been placed—are still up for debate. Figures 24.1 and
24.2 depict the decision-making process for patients with iliofemoral DVT and those who require early thrombus removal, respectively.
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24.5 STENTING FOR DVT MANAGEMENT
Due to the lack of randomized trials comparing stenting versus no-stenting groups, robust evidence for the use of venous stents in the treatment of acute DVT remains lack­ing, and current practice is based primarily on retrospective and cohort series studies. According to one meta-analysis of studies, the use of stents for acute DVT improves not only patency, rethrombosis, and PTS rates but also patients’ qual­ity of life.
42
Although the results are promising, many of these studies utilized arterial, rather than venous-specic, stents and did not provide long-term data, limiting the applicability of their ndings to routine clinical practice. While the ACCP and the NICE
26
do not discuss the role of stenting following
17
thrombectomy/thrombolysis in their most recent guidelines, the SVS, SIR, and AHA guidelines, on the other hand, recom­mend stent placement for obstructive iliac lesions revealed by any thrombus removal strategy. cally recommends the use of self-expanding stents. were not recommended for femoral or popliteal lesions.
18,22,25
The SVS speci-
18
Stents
18
In summary, while more studies are needed, the current body of evidence supports the use of appropriately sized stents in selected patients with iliofemoral or more proximal lesions, and this has become the standard of practice.
Intravascular imaging, particularly intravascular ultra­sound (IVUS), has become the standard of care for deep venous intraprocedural imaging, as it improves the visu­alization of thrombotic, nonthrombotic, and compressive lesions and allows for more accurate selection of appro­priate-sized stents.
43
In the Venogram vs IVUS for Diag­nosing Iliac Vein Obstruction (VIDIO) trial, which was designed to compare the sensitivity of IVUS and multi­planar venography, IVUS was found to have superior sensitivity for detecting iliofemoral obstructive lesions.
44
In this 100-patient trial, IVUS detected stenotic lesions in 30% more patients than venography did. Further­more, investigators revised the treatment plan in 57% of patients following IVUS, with 72% of those cases being revised because venography had failed to detect a signif­icant lesion.
44
Similarly, in a systematic review of studies that compared imaging modalities for the evaluation of chronic iliofemoral venous obstruction, IVUS was found to have diagnostic superiority over other three-dimen­sional contrast imaging modalities, including multiplanar venography.
45
Arecent study looked at the role of IVUS in stent selection and found that when compared to mul­tiplanar venography usealone, adjunctive IVUS use was associated with different stent dimensions and landing segment selection, and this was protective against 30-day and 2-year stent reintervention rates.
46
The use of IVUS for stent sizing, placement, and ensuring stent apposition has become the standard of care for iliofemoral DVT.
24.6 INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTERS
FOR DVT MANAGEMENT
According to several recent guidelines, temporary IVC lters can be used in patients with iliofemoral DVTs who have con­traindications to anticoagulation and for whom PE clinical
risk factors—such as DVT extent,thrombotic risk factors, and the anticipated duration of the risk of bleeding—are assessed to weigh the risks versus benets of lter placement. Additionally, the guidelines agree that lter placement should only be considered for patients who experience recurrent VTE while receiving therapeutic anticoagulation if the anti­coagulation regimen and compliance have been optimized and all plausible causes of anticoagulation failure have been investigated. Once the lter has been implanted, a routine l­ter surveillance strategy and a plan for lter removal should be established, as prompt removal is recommended once anticoagulation can be safely commenced.
The role of lter placement to prevent iatrogenic PE
25,26,47
during catheter-directed or PMT is uncertain. Asingle clin­ical trial looked into the effectof lter implantation during percutaneous DVT procedures and found that while lters reduce the incidence of iatrogenic PE, they provide no mor­tality benets.
48
In contrast, two retrospective cohort studies found no difference in PE incidence when groups of patients undergoing percutaneous DVT interventions with or without lters were compared.
49,50
Due to the scarcity of studies, few guidelines address the placement of lters during DVT throm­bolysis or thrombectomy; those that do recommend the use of lters for select patients who, in their physician’s expert assessment, are at high risk of developing iatrogenic PE.
24.7 COMPRESSION STOCKINGS AND
CHOICE OF ANTICOAGULATION
Compression stockings and anticoagulation therapy are often the mainstay of treatment for DVT. While there is no evidence that compression stockings reduce the incidence of PTS, the ACCP symptom relief if necessary. For maximum effect, application of compression stockings as soon as possible after DVT diag­nosis may be very important to their long-term effectiveness.
The appropriate anticoagulation regimen and duration of treatment have been addressed in several guidelines. Figure anticoagulation regimens based on the recommendations of the ACCP and NICE. duration is determined by the patient’s comorbidities, the inciting event causing the DVT, and the presence of PE. Anticoagulation can be discontinued after 3 months for patients with transient risk factors such as surgery under general anesthesia, connement to bed, cesarean section, estrogen therapy, pregnancy and postpartum period, and leg injury resulting in reduced mobility. Treatment for cancer-associated thrombosis can be provided for 3–6 months, followed by re-evaluation for possible extension. Finally, for patients requiring long-term treatment, the extended-phase duration should be tailored to the individ­ual patient and is not specied in the guidelines. However, it is recommended that patients be re-evaluated at least once a year.
While aspirin is not recommended as an alternative to extended-phase anticoagulation therapy, it can be consid­ered for patients who are no longer candidates or decline long-term anticoagulation.
17
and NICE26 guidelines suggest their use for
24.3 presents an algorithm for the selection of
17,26
Anticoagulation therapy
17,26
17,26
17,25,26,47
18,47,50
Ancoagulaon indicated
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Cancer-associated
thrombosis?
References 257
24
Yes
No
Anphospholipid
DOACs preferred
Apixaban or LMWH preferred for
syndrome-associated
thrombosis?
paents with luminal GI malignancy LMWH alone or LMWH transioned
to VKA if DOACs unsuitable
Yes
VKA
preferred
No
DOACs preferred Alternave: LMWH transioned to VKA
Treatment for 3 to 6 months
followed by re-assessment
Possible extension if
malignancy not cured
Treatment for 3
months
Consider long-term
extension if
regimen well
tolerated
Transient risk
factors:
Treatment
for 3 months
Unprovoked VTE or
persistent risk factors:
extended-phase with
DOACs
alternave: VKA if DOACs
unsuitable
re-evaluaon at least on
an annual basis
24.3 Algorithm for anticoagulation regimen selection. Abbreviations: DOACs: direct oral anticoagulants; LMWH: low-molecu-
lar-weight heparin; VKA: vitamin K antagonists; VTE: venous thromboembolism; GI: gastrointestinal.
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CHAPTER
25
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Prevention of deep
venous thrombosis
Jeffrey J. Siracuse and David McAneny
25.1 INTRODUCTION
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are major concerns for hospitalized patients, especially those who have undergone operations. Venous thrombo­embolic (VTE) events are among the leading causes of pre­ventable postoperative deaths. is one of the highest-yield methods of reducing postoper­ative morbidity and mortality, and it has been a focus of quality improvement. patients are at risk for subsequent VTE events, post-throm­botic syndrome, venous claudication, and long-term sequelae such as pulmonary hypertension.
The initial assessment of a patient, particularly a surgical patient, should include both personal and family histories of VTE events. Proper risk assessment also weighs clinical factors such as comorbidities, underlying acute and chronic conditions, and planned procedures or operations. Assessment of VTE risk should be performed among all hospitalized patients and guide determinations about pro­phylaxis, ranging from early ambulation to mechanical lower extremity compression devices, to pharmacological prophylaxis. Proper VTE prophylaxis is cost-effective, can reduce related morbidity and mortality, and is associated with a low risk of bleeding. shown to improve outcomes, particularly in patients under­going operations. Prolonged courses of chemoprophylaxis, extending beyond hospital discharge in select patients at particularly high risk, have also reduced the likelihood of postoperative VTE. lating VTE risk, including the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) score and the Caprini risk assessment
2–4,6,9
model.
2–3
2
Several systems are valuable in calcu-
1–4
Prophylaxis against VTE
In addition to acute harm, these
2–4
5–8
2
Targeted prophylaxis has been
25.2 RISK ASSESSMENT MODELS
AND RISK-COMMENSURATE PROPHYLAXIS
Risk factor assessments have developed over time from generalized measures to patient-specic designs. In 2008, the ACCP released guidelines for classifying VTE risk in hospitalized patients.
10
These consisted of broad categories
that focused upon the reason for hospital admission. Cate­gories were “Low Risk” (minor surgery in mobile patients and fully mobile medical patients), “Moderate Risk” (most general surgery, gynecology, and urology operations and more sedentary medical patients), and “High Risk” (hip or knee arthroplasty, major trauma, and spinal cord injuries).
Rogers et al. published data from the Patient Safety in Surgery Study to develop a risk assessment model for VTE, in collaboration with the National Surgical Qual­ity Improvement Program. While VTE occurred in only
0.63% of patients undergoing vascular and general surgery operations, its associated 30-day mortality was 11.2%. The investigators identied 15 variables that were inde­pendently associated with VTE risk, including female gender, high American Society of Anesthesiologists class, ventilator dependence, preoperative dyspnea, cancer, recent chemotherapy, preoperative blood transfusion, hypoal­buminemia, hyperbilirubinemia, hypernatremia, anemia, operation type, emergency operation, and postoperative wound infection.
Joseph Caprini developed a detailed patient-centered risk assessment model that has evolved over time. The original protocol (Figure25.1) was derived from a pro­spective analysis of 20 risk factors among 538 general surgery patients. (35%), moderate- (49%), and high-risk (17%) groups. Only 10% of the low-risk patients received prophylaxis versus 42.1% of the moderate- and 76% of the high-risk cohorts. Later iterations of the Caprini risk assessment model have increased the number of variables nearly two-
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VTE risk was subsequently divided into four catego-
fold. ries—low, moderate, high, and highest. factors comprised acute spinal cord injury; hip, pelvis, or leg fracture; knee or hip arthroplasty; recent polytrauma; and recent stroke. In 2013, the Caprini score was further expanded to include body mass index, operation dura­tion, malignancy, smoking, diabetes, and blood transfu­sions (Table25.1). been validated in multiple trials, and its implementation in individual centers is correlated with a decreased inci­dence of postoperative VTE. Protocols have been embed­ded in the electronic medical record (EMR) to facilitate order entry and improve compliance, and these rene­ments have reduced VTE rates in multiple surgery special-
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Modications of the Caprini scoring system at
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Risk Factor 1 point Age 40-60 years
Minor surgery (<45 minutes) is planned Past major surgery (< 1 month) Visible varicose veins History of inflammatory bowel disease Swollen legs (current) Overweight or obese (BMI>25) Heart aack Congesve heart failure Serious infecon (for example, pneumonia) Lung disease (for example, COPD) On bedrest or restricted mobility Other risk factors Oral contracepves or hormone replacement therapy Pregnancy or postpartum (<1 month) History recurrent spontaneous aboron
2 points Age 61-74
Major surgery (> 45 minutes) Leg plaster or brace Central venous access Current or past malignancies (except non-melanoma skin) Paent confined to bed (>72 hours)
3 points Age 75 years or more
History of DVT/PE Family history of blood clots Personal or family history of hypercoagulability
5 points Serious trauma
Elecve major lower extremity arthroplasty Hip/pelvis, or leg fracture Stroke (<1 month) Spinal cord injury resulng in paralysis
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our medical center include conferring 5 points for oper­ations longer than 6hours, excluding thyroid and breast cancers from the “present cancer” category, regarding laparoscopy as equivalent to laparotomy, mandating the scoring system in the EMR with “hard stops,” and provid­ing the chance to opt out (with mandatory explanations of this decision); ve risk score categories and correspond­ing levels of prophylaxis rigor; and required calculations of the Caprini score at admission, immediately after the operation, and upon discharge (Figure
25.2).
The risk of VTE can persist for several weeks after operations, particularly among patients with malignan­cies. Furthermore, during an era in which hospital stays have been eliminated or decreased in duration, some patients may receive an insufcient amount of inpa­tient prophylaxis.
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The Caprini score identies high-risk patients who are candidates for an extended duration of low-molecular-weight heparin prophylaxis beyond hospital discharge. Among these select patients, 30 days of chemoprophylaxis further reduce rates of VTE.
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Therefore, pharmacological prophylaxis should con­tinue after hospital discharge for patients who have ele­vated risk scores.
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Surgeons at our medical center use Caprini scores to define five risk levels and standardize risk-commen­surate prophylaxis, including specific recommendations about medications and their duration (Table25.2). We administer 7–10 days of “extended prophylaxis” to patients with Caprini scores 5–8 and 30 days of prophy­laxis for scores 9 or higher. The extended courses pro­vide low-molecular-weight heparin injections to select patients following discharge from hospital. During the past decade, this protocol has resulted in a substantial and sustained reduction in the odds ratio of postopera­tive VTE.
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Our team has a special interest in patients who develop “breakthrough” VTE events despite having received pro­phylaxis in accordance with standards of care. We deter­mined that perioperative sepsis, emergency operations, and multiple operations put patients at signicant risk of VTE complications even with typical anticoagulation, and we have developed a protocol of “enhanced prophylaxis” for these patients. This program adjusts dosages of low-mo­lecular-weight heparin based upon anti–factor Xa levels to ensure sufcient prophylaxis.
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TABLE 25.1 Differences between the 2005 and 2013 versions of the Caprini Risk Score
BMI >25 kg/m Operative time Minor surgery (≤45 min) = 1 point
Malignancy Current or history of cancer = 2 points Current or history of cancer = 2 points
Behaviors Not a risk factor Current smoking = 1 point Other Not risk factors Insulin-dependent diabetes = 1 point
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index.
Caprini 2005 Caprini 2013
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>40 kg/m Minor surgery (≤45 min) =1 point
Major surgery (>45 min) = 2 points Major surgery >2 h = 3 points
Chemotherapy = 1 point
Blood transfusion = 1 point
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Minor surgery plannedHistory of DVT/PE Recent major surgery (< 1 month) Family history of DVT/PE Varicose veinsPresent chemotherapy History of inflammatory bowel diseasePosive factor V Leiden Swollen legs (current)Posive prothrombin 20210A Obesity (BMI>30) Elevated serum homocysteine Acute myocardial infarcon (<1 month) Posive Lupus ancoagulant Congesve heart failure (<1 month) Elevated ancardiolipin anbodies Sepsis (<1 month) Heparin-inducedthrombocytopenia (HIT) Serious acute lung disease (<1 month) Other thrombophilia-Type
Abnormal pulmonary funcon(COPD)5 points Medical paent currently at rest Major surgery lasng over 6 hours
Oral contracepves or hormone replacement therapyElecve major lower extremity arthroplasty Pregnancyor postpartum (<1 month) Hip/pelvis, or leg fracture (<1 month) Historyrecurrent spontaneousaboron Stroke (<1 month)
2 points Acute spinal cord injury (paralysis) (<1 moth) Age 60-74
Major surgery (> 45 minutes) Arthroscopic surgery Laparoscopic surgery (>45 minutes) Leg plaster or brace Central venous access Prior cancer (except non-melanoma skin) Presentcancer(except breast or thyroid) Paent confined to bed (>72 hours)
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25.2.1 Machine learning applications of the Caprini Risk Score
placebo, although the devices are most efcacious at reduc­ing the risk of VTE when used in combination with phar-
macological prophylaxis. As risk assessment models become more intricate, future efforts may incorporate natural language processing (“machine learning”) to extract patient risk factors from the EMR and reliably calculate the probability of postoperative
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VTE.
While this approach may eventually reduce the time and effort necessary for clinicians to complete assess­ments, limitations of the EMR will still require clinicians to make certain queries, especially eliciting high-yield factors such as personal and family histories of VTE.
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25.3.2 Inferior vena cava filter
Inferior vena cava (IVC) lters are primarily used when a contraindication to anticoagulation exists. However, these lters can migrate, fracture, and actually promote throm­bosis. As a result, many quality initiatives encourage timely retrieval of temporary IVC lters. Interventional Radiology guidelines advise against routine placement of IVC lters in the setting of trauma and major operations and among patients who can be anticoagulated
25.3 PROPHYLAXIS REGIMENS
25.3.1 Mechanical prophylaxis
for established VTE. placed for prophylaxis; instead, they should be reserved for the presence of VTE when patients cannot tolerate thera-
peutic anticoagulation. Postoperative VTE prophylaxis can include early ambu­lation, graduated compression stockings, and intermit­tent pneumatic compression. In fact, a core component of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs is early ambulation in addition to promptly removing cath­eters and drains, limiting opioids, and feeding early.
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A Cochrane analysis demonstrated that graduated com­pression stockings reduce the risk of postoperative DVT among general surgery and orthopedic surgery patients, with or without other modalities of prophylaxis.
Pneumatic compression devices are commonly used in
hospital settings.
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A meta-analysis demonstrated that
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intermittent pneumatic compression is more effective than
25.3.3 Unfractionated heparin
Heparin functions by binding to antithrombinIII, block-
ing several factors in the coagulation cascade, particu-
larlythrombin (factor IIa) andfactor Xa. The inactivation
of thrombin disrupts the conversion of brinogen to brin.
The half-life of unfractionated heparin is 60–90 minutes,
and it is administered subcutaneously two or three times
daily to provide VTE prophylaxis. Side effects include
bleeding and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, although
unfractionated heparin can be safely prescribed to patients
with end-stage renal disease.
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25.3.4 Low-molecular-weight heparin
Enoxaparin is a low-molecular-weight heparin and can be injected subcutaneously. It has a longer half-life than unfractionated heparin and so can be administered once daily for prophylaxis. Enoxaparin is contraindicated in patients with end-stage renal disease. In a randomized trial of extended prophylaxis among patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), enoxaparin was associated with fewer symptomatic VTE events than were seen in patients who had received aspirin alone (1.8% vs 3.5%).
High-risk patients may benet from escalating doses of enoxaparin. Protocols titrating enoxaparin based upon anti-Xa levels may be benecial for prophylaxis. This type of regimen requires diligence among surgeons and pharmacists as well as support embedded in the EMR. It will be inter­esting to determine the impact of protocol compliance and anti-Xa levels upon the incidence of VTE. decreased the incidence of VTE in trauma patients.
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This strategy has
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25.3.5 Fondaparinux
Fondaparinux is a selective factor Xa inhibitor that can offer VTE prophylaxis. Fondaparinux is injected subcu­taneously once daily and has 100% bioavailability. Its onset of action is instant, its half-life is 17–21hours, and its clearance is renal. Fondaparinux is a viable alternative when heparin agents are contraindicated.
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25.3.6 Rivaroxaban
Rivaroxaban is an oral direct factor Xa inhibitor. With a half-life of 5–9 hours, it can be delivered once daily for VTE prophylaxis, although it is contraindicated in patients with end-stage renal disease. When compared to enoxapa­rin in the RECORD trial, rivaroxaban started 6–8hours after THA and TKA was more effective in reducing the incidence of the composite of symptomatic VTE and all­cause mortality at 2 weeks. major bleeding was similar for both cohorts at 2 weeks (0.2% for both) and at the end of the planned medication period (0.3% vs 0.2%).
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In addition, the incidence of
25.3.7 Apixaban
Apixaban is another oral direct factor Xa inhibitor, but it can be given to patients who have end-stage renal disease. Its half-life is 9–14hours. In a randomized trial of patients undergoing THA and TKA, apixaban was more effective than enoxaparin in reducing the likelihood of VTE, and it did not impart a greater risk of bleeding.
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25.4 PROPHYLAXIS GUIDELINES
25.4.1 American College of Chest
Physicians
The current ACCP guidelines were issued in 2012 and ana­lyzed medical patients, nonorthopedic surgery patients, and orthopedic surgery patients.
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For acutely ill nonsurgical
patients who are hospitalized (but not in an intensive care unit) and at increased risk of VTE, the ACCP guidelines recommend pharmacological prophylaxis with either low-molecular-weight heparin, unfractionated heparin, or fondaparinux. The guidelines do not recommend extended prophylaxis when patients are mobile. For acutely ill hos­pitalized medical patients considered to be at low risk of VTE, the ACCP standards advise against the use of phar­macological or mechanical prophylaxis. For acutely ill hos­pitalized medical patients at increased risk of thrombosis but who are either bleeding or are at high risk for major hemorrhage, the recommendations promote mechanical measures with graduated compression stockings or inter­mittent pneumatic compression devices. For critically ill patients (in an intensive care unit), the recommendations include low-molecular-weight heparin or unfractionated heparin; for patients at high risk for bleeding, mechanical prophylaxis is preferred until the bleeding risk subsides.
The ACCP recommends no pharmacological or mechan­ical prophylaxis for nonorthopedic surgical patients when VTE risk is very low (<0.5%). Early ambulation should sufce. For patients at low VTE risk (1.5%), the guide­lines suggest mechanical prophylaxis with intermittent pneumatic compression. Moderate risk (3%) patients are to receive low-molecular-weight heparin, unfractionated heparin, or mechanical prophylaxis with intermittent pneu­matic compression. High-risk patients are managed with mechanical prophylaxis and either low-molecular-weight heparin or unfractionated heparin. In high-risk patients undergoing abdominal or pelvic operations for cancer, the ACCP proposes 4 weeks of low-molecular-weight heparin for prophylaxis. For patients at moderate or high risk of VTE and at high risk of bleeding, mechanical prophylaxis is advised until the prospects of bleeding decrease sufciently to permit prophylactic anticoagulation. The standards do not support either IVC lter placement for prophylaxis or empiric sonographic lower extremity vein surveillance.
For orthopedic surgery patients, the ACCP guidelines propose VTE prophylaxis for a minimum of 10–14 days, with the option of extending prophylaxis to 35 days. Low-molecular-weight heparin is the preferred medi­cation, along with intermittent pneumatic compression during the hospital stay. Mechanical prophylaxis is advised for patients who have an increased risk of bleeding, and apixaban is suggested for patients who decline injections. The ACCP does not advocate either IVC lter placement for prophylaxis or lower extremity surveillance with vein ultrasonography after orthopedic operations.
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25.4.2 American Society of Hematology
The American Society of Hematology released updated VTE prophylaxis guidelines in 2018. For acutely ill medi­cal patients, the standards include pharmacological antico­agulation with either unfractionated heparin, enoxaparin, or fondaparinux, although the low-molecular-weight for­mulations are preferred. The society recommends unfrac­tionated heparin or enoxaparin for critically ill medical patients. Mechanical prophylaxis is advised for patients in whom pharmacological prophylaxis is contraindicated. Extended courses of prophylaxis beyond hospital discharge are not recommended for medical patients.
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25.5 CAPRINI RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL
25.5.1 Joint arthroplasty
In a series of 873 patients, low-risk (dened as Caprini scores ≤9 in arthroplasty) THA and TKA patients were prescribed aspirin 81 mg twice daily for 6 weeks. High-risk (Caprini >9 in arthroplasty) THA patients received oral apixaban 2.5 mg twice daily for 5 weeks, and high-risk TKA patients received oral apixaban 2.5 mg twice daily for 12 days followed by aspirin 81 mg twice daily for 4 weeks. The overall incidence of VTE in the entire series was 0.2%, including two DVTs in low-risk patients and no events in the high-risk group. The rate of symptomatic DVT after TKA was 0.35%, and there were no VTE events after THA. Prior to the implementation of this protocol, the overall rate of VTE had been 0.78% for hip and knee arthroplasty. Bleeding complications were low and did not differ between the groups.
25.5.2 Application of the Caprini Risk
Score in ambulatory surgery patients
A NSQIP analysis revealed a 30-day incidence of VTE of just 0.15% following outpatient operations, and so pro­phylaxis in that setting should be individualized. Indepen­dent risk factors included current pregnancy, active cancer, age 41years or older, body mass index 40 kg/m operative time 120 minutes or longer, arthroscopic sur­gery, and varicose vein operations. The weighted risk index identied a 20-fold variation in 30-day VTE rates between low- (0.06%) and highest-risk (1.18%) patients. More investigations are warranted to guide prophylaxis for out­patient surgery.
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25.5.3 Application of the Caprini Risk
Score in low-risk operations
Our Boston Medical Center team investigated the value of the Caprini score in directing prophylaxis following oper­ations that are thought to confer a low risk for VTE. One study involved a retrospective review of 881 patients who underwent lumpectomy or mastectomy (with or without axillary surgery and/or reconstruction). The overall VTE rate was 0.68%, but all of these patients were in the high­or highest-risk categories. No patients at low or moderate risk developed a VTE. Notably, none of the ve patients who developed VTE complications after discharge had been prescribed the recommended extended chemoprophy­laxis. Conversely, none of the high- or highest-risk patients who received appropriate extended prophylaxis developed a VTE event. There was no correlation between bleeding and chemoprophylaxis, whether applied solely in the hos­pital or for extended courses beyond discharge.
Another study assessed VTE and bleeding episodes among patients undergoing thyroid or parathyroid oper­ations. In this series of 978 consecutive patients, 27.7% qualied as being at high or highest risk of developing a
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VTE. The only patient who developed a DVT was in the highest-risk category but did not comply with the pre­scribed extended course of VTE prophylaxis. The overall hematoma rate was 1.5%, consistent with historic reports, but only one of these patients had received extended pro­phylaxis.
can identify high-risk patients who may benet from VTE chemoprophylaxis, even with extended courses, as well as low-risk patients who require no chemoprophylaxis. This distinction is particularly important for operations in which hemorrhage presents special concerns, although che­moprophylaxis did not seem to promote bleeding in either of these series.
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These studies demonstrate that the Caprini protocol
25.5.3.1 Application of the Caprini Risk Score in medical patients
The Caprini risk assessment model is not widely used for VTE risk assessment in internal medicine. ysis from the University of Michigan yielded a VTE rate of 1.05% within 90 days of hospital admission among 63,548 medical patients. The mean risk score was 4.9, and there was a positive linear correlation between the devel­opment of VTE events and scores ≤10. Pharmacological prophylaxis reduced the VTE rate by 15%, although no specic Caprini score cutoff established a clear benet for prophylaxis. patients with malignancies showed that the Caprini score would have identied 82.4% of VTE events and recom­mended pharmacological prophylaxis. has also been highly predictive of VTE among patients who were admitted for stroke. nonsurgical hospitalized patients include the Padua Predic­tion Score as well as the IMPROVE score.
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Asingle-center analysis of hospitalized
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Other risk prediction scores for
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An anal-
25.5.4 Application of the Caprini Risk
Score in patients with COVID-19
Investigators retrospectively examined inpatients with COVID-19 to dene the predictive ability of the Caprini risk assessment model in this setting, and they identied a signicant correlation between the Caprini value and the likelihood of VTE. Scores were calculated twice, initially by the physician upon admission and later by the investigator based on data available at discharge or death. The series utilized the 2005 Caprini score and a modied version of the score that also included D-dimer elevation and the severity of COVID-19 symptoms. The primary endpoint was symptomatic VTE, and patients received prophylactic or therapeutic enoxaparin based upon clinical condition. The original 2005 Caprini score provided the highest pre­dictability when it was calculated at discharge or death.
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25.5.5 Practical advice for implementing
the Caprini risk assessment model
Principles of standardization, automation, and ease of use have guided the implementation of the Caprini risk assess­ment model in the EMR at many institutions, including ours. Numerical VTE risk scores are automatically added to
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