Risk of venous thromboembolism in bone and soft-tissue sarcoma patients undergoing surgical intervention: A report from prior to the initiation of SCIP measures

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 643-647

  Damron, Timothy A ^a   Wardak, Zabi ^a   Glodny, Bradley ^a   Grant, William ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bone sarcoma; chemoprophylaxis; deep venous thrombosis; pulmonary embolus; SCIP; soft tissue sarcoma; thromboembolic disease; thromboprophylaxis; venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955376338     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21884     Document Type: Article

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