Thromboprophylaxis in urological surgery

Abstract

With the increased amount and diversity of operations performed for urological diseases the amount and diversity of their complications consequently increased. Moreover, in the last decades urologists started performing complicated oncological operations with substantial risk of both venous thromboembolism (VTE) and bleeding - both potentially lethal. VTE includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and represents a serious and sometimes fatal complication of surgery. The lack of appropriate urological studies additionally contributed to the problem of thromboprophylaxis. Prophylaxis of this complication is not clearly defined and is mainly based on information from other surgical specialties (like orthopedic or general surgery).