Table 2 Responses across surgical disciplines and thromboprophylaxis selection for each scenario
Scenario (number of respondents) | Frequency of Thromboprophylaxis selection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Warfarin | LMWH | Aspirin | BK Teds | None/EM | Mechanical |
Emergency 1: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Orthopaedics (18) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Neurosurgery (9) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Speciality unknown (12) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
Emergency 2: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Orthopaedics (18) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Neurosurgery (9) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Speciality unknown (12) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Elective 1: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Orthopaedics (18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
Neurosurgery (9) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Speciality unknown (12) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Elective 2: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Orthopaedics (18) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Neurosurgery (9) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Speciality unknown (12) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Trauma 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Orthopaedics (18) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Neurosurgery (9) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Speciality unknown (12) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Trauma 2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Orthopaedics (19) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
Neurosurgery (8) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Speciality unknown (10) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Total response (37) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Trauma 3 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Orthopaedics (18) | 1 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Neurosurgery (9) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Speciality unknown (10) | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Trauma 4 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Orthopaedics (19) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Neurosurgery (8) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Speciality unknown (9) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |