Balancing the risks of venous thromboembolism and bleeding in abdominal surgery: factors to consider in personalising thromboprophylaxis

Affiliations

• ¹ Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, Division of Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
• ² Western Sydney University, School of Medicine, Blacktown & Mount Druitt Medical School, Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.
• ³ Victorian Interventional Research and Trials Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Precinct, Victoria, Australia.
• ⁴ Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Parkville, Australia.