Front. Surg.

Sec. Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgery

Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1406425

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This study aims to elucidate the risk factors associated with postoperative lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients afflicted with gynecologic malignancies. A comprehensive search was conducted across CNKI, CQVIP, Wanfang, and PubMed databases for literature published from January 1, 2024, concerning the risk factors for postoperative DVT in patients with gynecologic cancers. Two researchers independently and objectively screened, extracted, and evaluated the pertinent data. Subsequently, the extracted data were subjected to meta-analysis using STATA software. A total of twelve studies fulfilling the inclusion criteria were analyzed, encompassing 2,553 cases. The meta-analysis revealed that significant risk factors for postoperative lower extremity DVT in patients with gynecologic malignancies include age (Odds Ratio [OR]=1.35, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] [1.19, 1.54], P

Keywords: Postoperative Gynecologic Malignancy, Lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, Risk factors, Meta-analysis, prophylaxis, Interventions

Received: 25 Mar 2024; Accepted: 03 Jan 2025.

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