Deep Venous Thrombosis Prophylaxis is not Indicated for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Abstract Objectives: Recent publications have discussed the risk of deep venous thrombosis during laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the need for routine deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of clinically detectable DVT in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy without a standard DVT prophylaxis regimen. Materials and Methods: We performed completed laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 587 patients over a 4-year period. Eighteen of these patients received some form of perioperative DVT prophylaxis, and 569 patients did