Eric Rosero, MD
PHILADELPHIA—Although pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis (PE/DVT) are relatively infrequent complications after ambulatory surgery, they are associated with high rates of mortality and hospital readmissions. In a presentation at the 2024 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (abstract A1003), a research group at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, outlined the incidence and predictors of such thrombotic