Although there was a trend towards more liberal use of VTE prophylaxis in respondents with surgical training, it did not reach statistical significance.
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The Perception of Evidence for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Current Practices after Cardiac Surgery: A Canadian Cross-Sectional Survey.
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Subspecialization in surgical versus medical training (cardiology, ICU, and anesthesia) exhibited a positive trend, with 100% of the surgical subspecialty respondents initiating VTE prophylaxis compared to only 72% of the medical subspecialty respondents, but did not reach a statistical significance on initiating prophylaxis ( P = 0.058) (odds ratio = 1.4, 95% Confidence Interval = 1–1.9).