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October 15, 2009Annals of OncologyOpen Access

Lack of prophylaxis before the onset of acute venous thromboembolism among hospitalized cancer patients: the SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER)

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Why the study?

What are the clinical predictors of receiving VTE prophylaxis before the onset of acute VTE in hospitalized cancer patients?

Population

257 cancer patients with acute VTE and prior hospitalization for acute medical illness or surgery within 30…

Comparison

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis vs No VTE prophylaxis

Design

Cohort

Authors

NKNils KucherVascular MedicineDSDavid SpirkUniversity of BernIBIris BaumgärtnerUniversity Hospital of Bern

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Overview

Suboptimal VTE prophylaxis uptake in cancer inpatients signals a persistent care gap; leaves open whether addressing identified predictors improves adherence.

Structured PICO

What are the clinical predictors of receiving VTE prophylaxis before the onset of acute VTE in hospitalized cancer patients?

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Population
257 cancer patients with acute VTE and prior hospitalization for acute medical illness or surgery within 30 days, mean age 61 +/- 15 years, 91% at high risk (Geneva VTE risk score >=3).
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Intervention
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis (pharmacological or mechanical)
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Comparator
No VTE prophylaxis
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Outcome
Clinical predictors of receiving VTE prophylaxis before the onset of acute VTE

Despite being at high risk, 40% of hospitalized cancer patients did not receive VTE prophylaxis before developing acute VTE, highlighting a significant gap in preventive care.

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Kucher et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d4fa0b97b7d2d4f83e4c1https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdp406
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