Predictors of Interventional Treatment Use for Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients.
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SUBMITTER: Yoon L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5047731 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
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Predictors of Interventional Treatment Use for Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients.
Yoon Lara L Clarke Hillyer Grace G Chen Ling L Hu Jim C JC Neugut Alfred I AI Hershman Dawn L DL Wright Jason D JD
Cancer investigation 20160913 8
Venous thromboembolic disease is a major cause of morbidity in cancer patients. The Perspective database was used to identify patients with solid tumors and a diagnosis of VTE from 2006 to 2012. We examined use of IVC filters, thrombolysis, and thrombectomy. Among 32,545 patients, 23.1% received an IVC filter, 1.9% thrombolytic therapy, and 0.4% underwent thrombectomy. Use of IVC filters decreased between 2006 and 2012 (23.4% to 21.2%, p = 0.012). Older patients, uninsured patients, Hispanics, a ...[more]
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