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Challenges in Venous Thromboembolism Risk Stratification After Pancreatic and Liver Cancer Surgery Using Claims Data.

Kelly Dong¹, Ashlynn Fuccello², Vanessa Vyas²

¹Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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|July 10, 2026

Summary

Existing tools for predicting postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) show poor performance in cancer patients undergoing surgery. New models using administrative data offer modest improvements but require further enhancement with diverse data sources for better risk prediction.

Keywords:

VTE administrative claims cancer postoperative risk prediction

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Area of Science:

Oncology
Vascular Surgery
Health Services Research

Background:

Postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality.
Accurate, real-time risk stratification is crucial for effective thromboprophylaxis strategies.
Cancer patients undergoing major surgery face elevated VTE risks.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the predictive performance of three systems for 90-day postoperative VTE in cancer patients.
To evaluate the Caprini score, Elixhauser comorbidity score, and a newly developed VTE predictive model.
To assess VTE risk stratification using administrative data in pancreas and liver surgery patients.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of SEER-Medicare data (2001-2015) for pancreatic or liver malignancy surgery patients.
Development of a new VTE predictive model using multivariable logistic regression (2001-2010 data).
Comparison of model discrimination (Caprini, Elixhauser, new model) using 2011-2015 data.

Main Results:

The study included 15,479 patients; 90-day VTE incidence was 10.0% (PE 4.5%).
The new VTE model incorporated age, race, VTE history, cancer stage, preoperative chemotherapy, and Elixhauser score.
All models demonstrated modest discrimination for VTE and PE (c-statistics ranging from 59.4% to 67.8%).

Conclusions:

Current VTE predictive tools perform poorly when relying solely on administrative claims data.
Enhanced risk prediction requires integrating administrative data with additional data sources.
Further research is needed to improve identification of high-risk patients for postoperative VTE.