Table 2 Information in different groups classified by Caprini Scale12.

From: Current prevalence of perioperative early venous thromboembolism and risk factors in Chinese adult patients with inguinal hernia (CHAT-1)

Project

Low-risk group (%)

Middle-risk group (%)

High-risk group (%)

Complicated disease

Hypertension

87 (7.8)

1,093 (21.7)

2,301 (29.8)

Diabetes

34 (3.1)

357 (7.1)

638 (8.3)

Coronary disease

28 (2.5)

321 (6.4)

667 (8.6)

Anesthesia

General

786 (70.6)

3,473 (68.8)

477 (61.9)

Intravertebral

44 (4.0)

357 (7.1)

659 (8.5)

Epidural

44 (4.0)

233 (4.6)

475 (6.2)

Local

239 (21.5)

983 (19.5)

1,814 (23.5)

Operation method

Lichtenstein

121 (10.9)

1,534 (30.4)

1,896 (24.5)

Preperitoneal

1 (0.1)

779 (15.4)

1,618 (20.9)

Plug

0

83 (1.6)

528 (6.8)

Others of open

0

27 (0.5)

185 (2.4)

TAPP

673 (60.5)

1,837 (36.4)

2,783 (36.0)

TEP

317 (28.5)

761 (15.1)

702 (9.1)

Others of lap

1 (0.1)

25 (0.5)

15 (0.2)

Laparoscopy (%)

51.23

89.04

51.98

45.3

Prophylaxis

Instrument and drug (n = 129)

5 (0.5)

45 (0.9)

79 (1.0)

Instrument (n = 1629)

60 (5.4)

565 (11.2)

1,004 (13.0)

Drug (n = 73)

0 (0)

26 (0.6)

47 (0.6)

No prophylaxis (n = 12,055)

1,048 (94.2)

4,410 (87.4)

6,597 (85.4)

  1. Instrument: static compression stockings.
  2. Drug: low dose heparin.