Venous thromboembolism following lung transplantation

Table 2 Retrospective studies published during 2019-2020 on venous thromboembolism following lung transplantation, n (%)

Ref.	Study groups	LT patients	VTE	PE/infarct	DVT	Risk factors	Survival	Remarks
Zheng et al[22], 2020	SLT: 143; DLT: 78	197	47 (23)	NA	NA	Prophylaxis interruption	NA	UL DVT: 55% and VTE 70% in 30 days
Jorge et al[23], 2020	Group I (2005-2008): No DVT screening. Group II (2008-2014): DVT screening	NA	NA	NA	NA	High cholesterol had 6.9 times risk of DVT	Better survival in group II due to routine screening	NA
Zhao et al[31], 2019	SLT: 78; DLT: 46	124	32 (26)	4 (3)	30 (97)	ECMO	NA	2 patients had both PE and DVT. No effect due to PICC
Fan et al[24], 2019	NA	316	19 (6)	NA	NA	Age, SLT, long ICU stay	NA	VTE much higher without prophylaxis

LT: Lung transplantation; VTE: Venous thromboembolism; PE: Pulmonary embolism; DVT: Deep vein thrombosis; SLT: Single lung transplantation; DLT: Double lung transplantation; NA: Not available; UL: Upper limb; ECMO: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; PICC: Peripherally inserted central catheter; ICU: Intensive care unit.