Prior to gender affirming surgery, do you hold estrogen (or convert to transdermal) to minimize postoperative VTE risk?
What would be your preferred duration of postoperative thromboprophylaxis? Would 10 days of LMWH be reasonable for Caprini score >5?
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Hematology · BIDMC
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I'd divide this into 2 sub-questions: what to do in a patient who has a history of thrombosis, and what to do in a patient without a history of thrombosis.
In a patient with prior thrombosis, I would generally have them on indefinite anticoagulation alongside ongoing estrogen use. We know that trans...
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