Key result
Cancer and its nonsurgical treatments increase the risk of venous thromboembolism, prompting guidelines to recommend thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized or bedridden cancer patients.
Population
Patients with cancer
Design
Review
Authors
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Reaffirms thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized cancer patients; leaves open optimal regimens for ambulatory settings.
Reiterates guideline recommendations for thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized or bedridden cancer patients to prevent venous thromboembolism.
Anna Falanga (2009) conducted a review in Cancer and Venous Thromboembolism. Cancer and nonsurgical cancer treatments was evaluated on Venous thromboembolism. Cancer and its nonsurgical treatments increase the risk of venous thromboembolism, prompting guidelines to recommend thromboprophylaxis for hospitalized or bedridden cancer patients.
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