Venous thromboembolism following lung transplantation

Table 3 Retrospective studies published during 2015-2018 on venous thromboembolism following lung transplantation, n (%)

Ref.	LT	VTE	PE/infarct	DVT	Time to VTE, median (IQR)	Risk factors	Survival	Remarks
Ribeiro Neto et al[27], 2018	701	300 (49)	33 (5)	300 (43), UL: 71%	20 (9-82) days	Male, ECMO, long ICU stay	Reduced in UL and BK DVT	High incidence after screening
Aboagye et al[25], 2018	16318	1029 (6)	175 (1)	854 (5)	NA	Male, age > 65, ventilation > 96 hours	NA	3.4 times higher risk of death with PE
Larios et al[28], 2018	74	31 (42)	2 (6)	24 (32)	NA	NA	No effect	Both PE and DVT 5 (16)
Sáez-Giménez et al[26], 2017	333	35	29	NA	40 (14-112) days	Male sex, ILD	NA	Extended 90 days prophylaxis did not prevent VTE
Evans et al[29], 2015	117	NA	18 (15)	98	NA	NA	SLT, CPB, and DVT-LL all lower survival	UL: 45 (39); LL: 53 (45)

LT: Lung transplantation; VTE: Venous thromboembolism; PE: Pulmonary embolism; DVT: Deep vein thrombosis; IQR: Interquartile range; ECMO: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ICU: Intensive care unit; UL: Upper limb; BK: Below knee; NA: Not available; ILD: Interstitial lung disease; SLT: Single lung transplantation; CPB: Cardiopulmonary bypass; LL: Lower limb.