Primary prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolic events in patients with gastrointestinal cancers - Review

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2016; 8(3): 258-270
Published online Mar 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i3.258

Table 1 Some venous thromboembolic event risk factors in cancer patients

Cancer-related	Patient-related	Treatment-related
Reduced mobility
Primary cancer (e.g., pancreatic cancer > colo-rectal cancer)	Age	Operation
Stage (IV > III)	History of VTE	Chemotherapy
Histology (e.g., adeno- > squamous cell-carcinoma)	Infection/fever	Central line/ port-catheter
Grade (3 > 2)		Parenteral nutrition
Thrombocytosis		Radiation therapy
Leukocytosis
Acute phase (elevated CRP)
Elevated D-dimer

CRP: C-reactive protein; VTE: Venous thromboembolic event.

Citation: Riess H, Habbel P, Jühling A, Sinn M, Pelzer U. Primary prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolic events in patients with gastrointestinal cancers - Review. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2016; 8(3): 258-270
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v8/i3/258.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v8.i3.258

Riess H, Habbel P, Jühling A, Sinn M, Pelzer U. Primary prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolic events in patients with gastrointestinal cancers - Review. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2016; 8(3): 258-270 [PMID: 26989461 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i3.258]

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