Publications by authors named "Divya Muraleedharan"

Objective: The aim was to determine the utilization of Caprini guideline-indicated venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis and impact on VTE and bleeding outcomes in otolaryngology (ORL) surgery patients.

Methods: Elective ORL surgeries performed between 2016 and 2021 were retrospectively identified. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association between patient characteristics and receiving appropriate prophylaxis, inpatient, 30- and 90-day VTE and bleeding events.

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This study analyzes pancreatectomy cases performed between 2016 and 2021 to determine the impact of using Caprini guideline indicated VTE prophylaxis on VTE and bleeding complications. This is a retrospective study of cases performed in a single academic health care system, in which Caprini score and VTE prevention measures were determined retroactively and prevention practices binarized as appropriate or not appropriate. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed of 1,299 pancreatectomy case.

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Article Synopsis
  • Venous thromboembolism (VTE) poses a significant risk after colorectal surgery, with about 2% of patients affected, leading to recommendations for preventive measures, including chemoprophylaxis.
  • A study analyzed 10,422 colorectal surgery cases from 2016 to 2021, focusing on the use of the Caprini score to assess VTE risk and the effectiveness of prophylaxis.
  • Findings revealed that appropriate in-hospital VTE prophylaxis reduced inpatient VTE by 75%, but only 5.8% of patients received proper prophylaxis upon discharge, indicating a correlation between higher VTE risk and lower likelihood of receiving discharge prophylaxis.
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Background: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) remains a safe and effective treatment for patients with severe obesity. Recent studies have highlighted racial disparities in perioperative outcomes, including up to a twofold higher mortality rate in non-Hispanic black (NHB) (vs. non-Hispanic white (NHW)) patients.

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Background:   () plays an important role in causing peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in the general population. However, the role of in cirrhotic patients for causing PUD is obscure. There are various studies evaluating  association with PUD in cirrhotic patients, but the results have been controversial.

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