Patient cost associated with filling a prescription for extended-duration venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis following surgery for gynecologic cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-21

  Cain, Katherine ^a   Schmeler, Kathleen M ^a   Langley, Ginger ^a   Max, Oliver ^a   Ramirez, Pedro T ^a   Levenback, Charles F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cost; Venous thromboembolism prevention

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; OVARY CANCER; PELVIS SURGERY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT DURATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CANCER; VAGINA CANCER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VULVA CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION FEES; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865682437     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.07.096     Document Type: Article

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