Pre‐operative and intra‐operative chemical thromboprophylaxis increases bleeding risk following elective cholecystectomy: a multicentre (<scp>PROTECTinG</scp>) study

Abstract

Perioperative chemoprophylaxis is variable among patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy. The rate of clinical VTE post-cholecystectomy is low. Early chemoprophylaxis increases bleeding risk without an appreciable additional protection from VTE.