Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Clin Cases. Apr 6, 2022; 10(10): 3035-3046
Published online Apr 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i10.3035
Early warning prevention and control strategies to reduce perioperative venous thromboembolism in patients with gastrointestinal cancer
Yun Lu, Feng-Ying Chen, Lan Cai, Chun-Xia Huang, Xue-Fang Shen, Li-Qin Cai, Xiao-Ting Li, Yong-Yan Fu, Juan Wei
Yun Lu, Xue-Fang Shen, Juan Wei, The Fifth Ward of Surgery, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan 215300, Jiangsu Province, China
Feng-Ying Chen, Lan Cai, Chun-Xia Huang, Xiao-Ting Li, Yong-Yan Fu, Department of Nursing, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Kunshan, Kunshan 215300, Jiangsu Province, China
Li-Qin Cai, The Fourth Ward of Surgery, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Kunshan, Kunshan 215300, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Lu Y and Chen FY and Shen XF carried out the studies, participated in collecting data, and drafted the manuscript; Li XT and Cai LQ and Fu YY performed the statistical analysis and critically for important intellectual content; Huang CX, Li XT, and Lu Y participated in acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data and drafted the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Kunshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Jiangsu Province Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (#2017063).
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the Authors have no conflict of interest related to the manuscript.
Data sharing statement: This study was registered at the China Clinical Trial Registry (registration number: ChiCTR2100044555).
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Xue-Fang Shen, MBBS, Doctor, The Fifth Ward of Surgery, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 189 Chaoyang Road, Kunshan 215300, Jiangsu Province, China. 13913262392@163.com
Received: September 3, 2021
Peer-review started: September 3, 2021
First decision: December 1, 2021
Revised: December 23, 2021
Accepted: February 20, 2022
Article in press: February 20, 2022
Published online: April 6, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Presently, there is no uniform standard for the prevention and control of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in clinical practice, and hospitals in China lack mature and effective protocols for the assessment, prevention, and treatment of VTE. An early warning strategy was independently associated with the decreasing occurrence of VTE, and it might be suitable for protection from VTE in patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery.