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Table 2 Surgical procedures and specific bleeding risk by organ

From: Markedly increased risk of postoperative bleeding complications during perioperative bridging anticoagulation in general and visceral surgery

  n Procedure-specific risk of bleeding1 Major postoperative bleeding
Mild (category 2) Moderate (category 3) Major (category 4) Critical (category 5) Bridging group Control group
Surgery by organ
 Colorectal 163 (31%) 34% 45% 20% 1% 8 (9.8%) 1 (1.2%)
 Hernia 102 (19%) 96% 4% – – 4 (7.2%) 0
 Gallbladder 64 (12%) 84% 16% – – 2 (6.3%) 1 (3.1%)
 Thyroid 54 (10%) 30% 70%    0 0
 Lymphatic 43 (8%) 19% 81% – – 1 (5.3%) 0
 Liver 32 (6%) 3% 6% 72% 19% 1 (6.3%) 0
 Stomach 30 (6%) 3% 37% 43% 17% 2 (6.3%) 0
 Other abdomen (e.g., adrenal gland) 24 (5%) 13% 75% 8% 4% 2 (14.3%) 0
 Pancreas 14 (3%) – – 7% 93% 2 (14.3%) 0
Major postoperative bleeding
 Bridging group 5 (4.1%) 8 (8.9%) 7 (17.5%) 2 (16.7%)   
 Control group 0 1 (1%) 1 (3.1%) 0   
  1. 1Percentages for each organ
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Perioperative Medicine

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