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Table 4 Surgical procedures and specific bleeding risk by organ

From: Risk-adjusted perioperative bridging anticoagulation reduces bleeding complications without increasing thromboembolic events in general and visceral surgery

 

n (%)

Procedure specific risk of bleeding1, %

Postoperative bleeding, n (%)

  

Mild

Moderate

Major

Critical

Period 1

Period 2

Surgery by organ

Colorectal

151 (28)

33

48

19

1

16 (19)

7 (10.4)

Hernia

101 (19)

86

14

-

-

12 (23.1)

7 (14.3)

Gallbladder

62 (12)

87

13

-

-

9 (28.1)*

1 (3.3)*

Thyroid

50 (9)

38

62

-

-

4 (14.8)

4 (17.4)

Lymphatic

30 (6)

7

90

3

-

2 (11.1)

0

Liver

28 (5)

4

11

71

14

5 (31.3)*

0*

Upper GI

38 (7)

13

16

61

11

3 (20)

3 (13)

Pancreas

19 (4)

-

-

16

84

2 (28.6)

2 (16.7)

Other

55 (10)

67

27

4

2

5 (41.7)*

4 (9.3)*

Postoperative bleeding, n (%)

Period 1

 

27 (22.3)*

17 (18.9)

11 (27.5)

3 (25)

  

Period 2

 

10 (7.5)*

10 (11.5)

6 (16.2)

2 (14.3)

  
  1. 1Percentages for each organ. * p value < 0.05, calculated by two-sided Mantel-Haenzsel χ2-test