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Observational studySupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2019

Incidence and predictors of venous thromboembolism in medically ill hospitalized elderly cancer patients: a prospective observational study.

Jeong-Ok Lee, Ji Yun Lee, Eun Ju Chun, Sang Il Choi, Jin Won Kim, Se Hyun Kim, Yu Jung Kim, Keun-Wook Lee, Jee Hyun Kim, Jong Seok Lee and 1 more

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Observational study in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Jeong-Ok LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82, Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Republic of Korea.
Ji Yun LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82, Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Republic of Korea.
Eun Ju ChunDepartment of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Sang Il ChoiDepartment of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Jin Won KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82, Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Republic of Korea.
Se Hyun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82, Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Republic of Korea.
Yu Jung KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82, Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Republic of Korea.
Keun-Wook LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82, Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Republic of Korea.
Jee Hyun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82, Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Republic of Korea.
Jong Seok LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82, Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Republic of Korea.
Soo-Mee BangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82, Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Republic of Korea. smbang7@snu.ac.kr.
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital · KR

Funding

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital grant no.04-2012-003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to estimate the incidence and predictors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in medically ill hospitalized elderly cancer patients in a single Korean tertiary hospital.

methodsPatients were examined for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by duplex and color Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) of both legs between days 5 and 14 of their hospital stays. The primary endpoint was the incidence of VTE by day 14, which was determined via a composite of DVT detected by routine DUS and symptomatic VTE.

resultsA total of 140 patients with 31 hematologic and 109 nonhematologic malignancies were analyzed. The median age was 73 years, and 45.7% of the patients were female. The median length of hospital stay was 12 days. The modified Padua prediction score (PPS) ≥ 4 was 92.9%. The incidence of VTE by day 14 was 7.1%, including six proximal and four distal DVT cases. Being female, having a length of hospital stay of ≥ 13 days, and having a modified Padua prediction score of ≥ 6 were risk factors of VTE in univariate analysis. The incidence of VTE was 2.3%, 7.3%, and 41.7% in patients with 0-1, 2, and 3 of these risk factors, respectively.

conclusionThe incidence of VTE in medically ill hospitalized elderly cancer patients was lower in Korean patients than in Western patients. However, the risk of VTE in those with more than two risk factors (female, long length of hospitalization, and high PPS) increased considerably, and pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis is warranted in these cases.

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AgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHospitalizationHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsVenous ThromboembolismCancerElderlyHospitalizedRisk factorsVenous thromboembolism

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