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Keep this study
Lead
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Able to freely give written informed consent to participate in the study and have signed the Informed Consent Form;
2. Males or females, age 18 and older at the time of study screening;
3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I-III (Appendix III);
4. Due to undergo major colorectal surgery via laparotomy or laparoscopy
You may not be if
1. Mentally incompetent or unable or unwilling to provide informed consent or comply with study procedures;
2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class IV or V;
3. Children \<18
4. Pregnant patients
5. Current/Active DVT
6. Patients on therapeutic anticoagulation for DVT or PE at time of surgery
7. Patients on anticoagulation for other medical problem (Heart Valve/atrial fibrillation) at the time of surgery
8. Patients with IVC filter
9. History of allergy to heparin products
10. History of heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
11. Patients with recent or active hemorrhage (GI/intracranial, etc) felt by the attending surgeon to be a contraindication to heparin thromboprophylaxis
