Venous thromboembolic disease: Clinical practice guidelines in oncology

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 714-777

  Streiff, Michael B ^a   Bockenstedt, Paula L ^b   Cataland, Spero R ^c   Chesney, Carolyn ^d   Eby, Charles ^e   Fanikos, John ^f   Fogarty, Patrick F ^g   Gao, Shuwei ^h   Garcia Aguilar, Julio ⁱ   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^f   Hassoun, Hani ^j   Hendrie, Paul ^k   Holmstrom, Bjorn ^l   Jones, Kimberly A ^m   Kuderer, Nicole ⁿ   Lee, Jason T ^o   Millenson, Michael M ^p   Neff, Anne T ^q   Ortel, Thomas L ⁿ   Smith, Judy L ^r   Yee, Gary C ^s   Zakarija, Anaadriana ^t   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Dana Farber Brigham and Women's Cancer Center   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^k SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

^l H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

ⁿ DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^o STANFORD CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^p FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^q VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^r ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^s NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^t NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Cancer; Deep venous thrombosis; Heparin; Low molecular weight heparin; NCCN clinical practice guidelines; NCCN guidelines; Prophylaxis; Pulmonary embolism; Superficial vein thrombosis; Treatment; Venous thromboembolism; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMINOCAPROIC ACID; ARGATROBAN; BEVACIZUMAB; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; DALTEPARIN; DESMOPRESSIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; ENOXAPARIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; LENALIDOMIDE; LEPIRUDIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHYTOMENADIONE; PROTAMINE; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; RALOXIFENE; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; TAMOXIFEN; THALIDOMIDE; THROMBIN INHIBITOR; TINZAPARIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTICOAGULATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; MYELOMA; ONCOLOGY; PARALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL HEMATOMA; TACHYPHYLAXIS; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 79960092301     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2011.0062     Document Type: Review

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