Venous Thromboembolism in Aesthetic Surgery: Risk Optimization in the Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Settings

Christopher J Pannucci

doi:10.1093/asj/sjy138

Venous Thromboembolism in Aesthetic Surgery: Risk Optimization in the Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Settings

Aesthet Surg J. 2019 Jan 17;39(2):209-219. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjy138.

Author

Christopher J Pannucci¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, Division of Health Services Research, at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

PMID: 29846505
DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjy138

Abstract

The purpose of this Continuing Medical Education (CME) article is to provide a framework for practicing surgeons to conceptualize and quantify venous thromboembolism risk among the aesthetic and ambulatory surgery population. The article provides a practical approach to identify and minimize venous thromboembolism risk in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative settings.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Perioperative Care / methods*
Plastic Surgery Procedures / adverse effects*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Venous Thromboembolism / epidemiology
Venous Thromboembolism / etiology
Venous Thromboembolism / prevention & control*