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Venous Thromboembolism Following Colorectal Surgery for Suspected or Confirmed Malignancy
Joint Authors
Fletcher, John P.
Sanderson, Brenton
Hitos, Kerry
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Surgery for colorectal cancer conveys a high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE).
The effect of thromboprophylactic regimens of varying duration on the incidence of VTE was assessed in 417 patients undergoing surgery between 2005 and 2009 for colorectal cancer.
Low-dose unfractionated heparin (LDUH) was used in 52.7% of patients, low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) in 35.3%, and 10.7% received LDUH followed by LMWH.
Pharmacological prophylaxis was continued after hospitalisation in 31.6%.
Major bleeding occurred in 4% of patients.
The 30-day mortality rate was 1.9%.
The incidence of symptomatic VTE from hospital admission for surgery to 12 months after was 2.4%.
There were no in-hospital VTE events.
The majority of events occurred in the three-month period after discharge, but there were VTE events up to 12 months, especially in patients with more advanced cancer and multiple comorbidities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sanderson, Brenton& Hitos, Kerry& Fletcher, John P.. 2011. Venous Thromboembolism Following Colorectal Surgery for Suspected or Confirmed Malignancy. Thrombosis،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sanderson, Brenton…[et al.]. Venous Thromboembolism Following Colorectal Surgery for Suspected or Confirmed Malignancy. Thrombosis No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sanderson, Brenton& Hitos, Kerry& Fletcher, John P.. Venous Thromboembolism Following Colorectal Surgery for Suspected or Confirmed Malignancy. Thrombosis. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501389
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-501389