Research Article
Venous Thromboembolism following Elective Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: A Longitudinal Prospective Study in 1254 Patients
Table 1
Risk factors of VTE studied.
| Risk factor | Total | With VTE | Without VTE | value |
| Age 41 or older | 882/1254 (70.3%) | 14/17 (82.3%) | 743/882 (84.2%) | NS | Hormone therapy | 714/1254 (56.9%) | 15/17 (88.3%) | 699/1237 (56.5%) | 0.009 | Smoking | 504/1254 (40.2%) | 5/17 (29.4%) | 499/1237 (40.4%) | 0.005 | Varicose veins | 132/1254 (10.5%) | 1/17 (0.6%) | 131/1237 (10.6%) | NS | Two or three pregnancies | 67/1254 (5.3%) | 2/17 (11.8%) | 65/1237 (5.2%) | 0.041 | Surgery ≥ 2 h | 155/1254 (12.4%) | 1/17 (0.6%) | 154/1237 (12.4%) | NS | General anesthesia | 27/1254 (2.2%) | 0/17 (0%) | 27/1237 (2.2%) | NS | Liposuction | 1007/1254 (80.3%) | 13/17 (76.5%) | 994/1237 (80.4%) | NS |
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