Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism After Radical Hysterectomy in Patients With Cervical Cancer

Abstract

This retrospective study aimed to determine the risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer. Data from 366 patients who underwent radical surgery between June 2020 and December 2021 were collected from medical records. The patients were divided into a thrombosis group and a nonthrombotic group based on the presence or absence of VTE. Multivariate analyses revealed that age greater than 45 years, open radical hysterectomy surgery, an operation time exceeding 4 hours, intraoperative blood transfusion, and postoperative plasma D-dimer levels greater than 2.0 mg/L were significant independent risk factors for postoperative VTE, which could be used to help identify patients at an increased risk of VTE.