Pulmonary embolism after major abdominal surgery in gynecologic oncology.

Objective: To estimate the incidence and prognostic significance of postoperative pulmonary embolism after gynecologic oncology surgery.

Methods: All patients who underwent gynecologic oncology surgery from June 2001 to June 2003 and received venous thromboembolism prophylaxis with only intermittent pneumatic compression and early ambulation were identified from our database. Patients were grouped by procedure (major/minor abdominal or nonabdominal surgery), diagnosis (malignant/nonmalignant), and cancer subtype.