Deep venous thrombosis after repair of nonruptured abdominal aneurysm

VTE after AAA repair was infrequent but was associated with higher mortality, and one-third of VTEs were diagnosed after discharge. Open AAA repair increased risk for in-hospital VTE compared with endoluminal repair. Patients with the identified risk factors may benefit from pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after AAA repair. Pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis may be unnecessary after endoluminal repair.