Home treatment of patients with cancer-associated venous thromboembolism – An evaluation of daily practice

Home treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) is challenging due to the high risk of adverse events. While home treatment is quite agreeable to cancer patients, studies evaluating the safety of VTE home treatment in this setting are largely unavailable. This was an observational s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Thrombosis research 2019-12, Vol.184, p.122-128
Hauptverfasser: Hendriks, Stephan V., Huisman, Menno V., Eikenboom, Jeroen C.J., Fogteloo, Jaap, Gelderblom, Hans, van der Meer, Felix J.M., Stenger, Wilhelmina J.E., Verschoor, Arie J., Versteeg, Henri H., Klok, Frederikus A.
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Zusammenfassung:Home treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) is challenging due to the high risk of adverse events. While home treatment is quite agreeable to cancer patients, studies evaluating the safety of VTE home treatment in this setting are largely unavailable. This was an observational study in patients with cancer-associated VTE. The main outcomes were the proportion of patients treated at home (hospital discharge
ISSN:0049-3848
1879-2472
DOI:10.1016/j.thromres.2019.10.031