O&G Cases · Perioperative care
Perioperative VTE prophylaxis — perioperative planning and rescue station
FRANZCOG-style management station with assessor timeline, marking domains, key and fail criteria.
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Prompt
You are the registrar responsible for perioperative planning, theatre briefing, postoperative review and escalation for the linked case.
Station brief
Candidate instruction. Lead the case from booking through discharge. Verbalise assessment, exact orders, ownership, review triggers and communication. [1]
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- [2]Bergqvist D, Agnelli G, Cohen AT, et al. Duration of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism with enoxaparin after surgery for cancer N Engl J Med, 2002.PMID 11919306
- [3]Lyman GH, Bohlke K, Khorana AA, et al. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and treatment in patients with cancer: american society of clinical oncology clinical practice guideline update 2014 J Clin Oncol, 2015.PMID 25605844
- [4]Geerts WH, Bergqvist D, Pineo GF, et al. Prevention of venous thromboembolism: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition) Chest, 2008.PMID 18574271
- [5]Gould MK, Garcia DA, Wren SM, et al. Prevention of VTE in nonorthopedic surgical patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines Chest, 2012.PMID 22315263
- [6]Bistervels IM, Wiegers HMG, Áinle FN, et al. Onset of labor and use of analgesia in women using thromboprophylaxis with 2 doses of low-molecular-weight heparin: insights from the Highlow study J Thromb Haemost, 2023.PMID 36695396