Venous thromboembolism (VTE) rates following the implementation of extended duration prophylaxis for patients undergoing surgery for gynecologic malignancies

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 204-208

  Schmeler, Kathleen M ^a   Wilson, Ginger L ^a   Cain, Katherine ^a   Munsell, Mark F ^a   Ramirez, Pedro T ^a   Soliman, Pamela T ^a   Nick, Alpa M ^a   Frumovitz, Michael ^a   Coleman, Robert L ^a   Kroll, Michael H ^a   Levenback, Charles F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Gynecologic cancer; Venous thromboembolism (VTE)

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; OVARY CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CANCER; VAGINA CANCER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VULVA CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872863190     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.11.027     Document Type: Article

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