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01-02-2017 | Guidelines
SAGES VTE prophylaxis for laparoscopic surgery guidelines: an update
Authors:
William S. Richardson, Giselle G. Hamad, Dimitrios Stefanidis, the SAGES Guidelines Committee
Published in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Issue 2/2017
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Excerpt
Since the publication of the SAGES guidelines for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis during laparoscopic surgery in 2007 [
1], the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has published their comprehensive guidelines that address VTE prophylaxis for non-orthopedic surgery patients [
2]. After careful review, the SAGES guidelines committee has approved the endorsement of the ACCP guidelines rather than updating our previous VTE guidelines. …