Symptomatic venous thromboembolism associated with peripherally inserted central catheters predicts a worse survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: results of a large cohort, propensity score–matched analysis

Symptomatic venous thromboembolism associated with peripherally inserted central catheters predicts a worse survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: results of a large cohort, propensity score–matched analysis

Abstract Background Despite increasing use, symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is a common complication in nonmetastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. Methods A total of 3012 nonmetastatic NPC patients were enrolled in th...

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Main Authors: Yu-Jing Liang, Lin-Quan Tang, Xue-Song Sun, Yu-Ying Fan, Jin-Jie Yan, Yu-Yun Du, Shan-Shan Guo, Li-Ting Liu, Hao-Jun Xie, Sai-Lan Liu, Qing-Nan Tang, Xiao-Yun Li, Hai-Qiang Mai, Qiu-Yan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Symptomatic venous thromboembolism
Peripherally inserted central catheters
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-5213-9

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