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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Published in:Thrombosis research 2019-12, Vol.184, p.122-128
Main Authors: 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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Language:English
Subjects:
Ambulatory care
Anticoagulation
Female
Humans
Male
Medical oncology
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - complications
Outpatients
Patient-Centered Care - methods
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Venous thromboembolism
Venous Thromboembolism - etiology
Venous Thromboembolism - pathology
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Summary: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