Prevalence, symptom burden, and natural history of deep vein thrombosis in people with advanced cancer in specialist palliative care units (HIDDen) : a prospective longitudinal observational study
| Autor: | Clare White, Bernadette Lee, Miriam J. Johnson, Jayne McAuley, Annmarie Nelson, Victoria Allgar, Flavia Swan, Simon Noble, Eoin Napier, Max Watson, Jennifer Doherty |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Palliative care Deep vein Population Femoral vein Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Neoplasms Internal medicine Prevalence medicine Humans Longitudinal Studies Prospective Studies education Prospective cohort study Aged Aged 80 and over Venous Thrombosis education.field_of_study Performance status business.industry Palliative Care Hematology Middle Aged medicine.disease Thrombosis Venous thrombosis medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female business 030215 immunology |
| Zdroj: | The Lancet. Haematology |
| ISSN: | 2352-3026 |
| Popis: | Summary Background The prevalence of deep venous thrombosis in patients with advanced cancer is unconfirmed and it is unknown whether current international thromboprophylaxis guidance is applicable to this population. We aimed to determine prevalence and predictors of femoral deep vein thrombosis in patients admitted to specialist palliative care units (SPCUs). Methods We did this prospective longitudinal observational study in five SPCUs in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (four hospices and one palliative care unit). Consecutive adults with cancer underwent bilateral femoral vein ultrasonography on admission and weekly until death or discharge for a maximum of 3 weeks. Data were collected on performance status, attributable symptoms, and variables known to be associated with venous thromboembolism. Patients with a short estimated prognosis ( |
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