Are patients with cancer receiving adequate treatment for thrombosis? Results from FRONTLINE.
Cancer Treat Rev
; 29 Suppl 2: 11-3, 2003 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-12887944
ABSTRACT
The current practice of clinicians worldwide in the treatment of venous thromboembolism was assessed via responses to the FRONTLINE survey. Significant regional differences in practice were noted. Use of low-molecular-weight heparin was reported as the most common initial treatment for venous thromboembolism, although, in North America, unfractionated heparin was widely used to treat surgical cancer patients after a thrombotic episode. Oral anticoagulants were favoured for long-term treatment of venous thromboembolism, particularly in Western Europe and North America. Case study reports from the survey revealed that a substantial proportion of patients with cancer had been perceived to be at low risk of thrombosis, had consequently not received thromboprophylaxis and developed VTE.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Heparina de Baixo Peso Molecular
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Trombose Venosa
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Fibrinolíticos
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Neoplasias
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article