Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Aspirin Use and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer and an Indwelling Central Venous Catheter

Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Aspirin Use and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer and an Indwelling Central Venous Catheter

Background Patients with pancreatic cancer are at high risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE). It is unknown if aspirin reduces the risk of VTE in this setting. Objectives We sought to determine whether there is an association between aspirin use and VTE risk in patients with pan...

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Main Authors: Richard King, Jordan Schaefer, Vaibhav Sahai, Kent A. Griffith, Suman L. Sood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2022-07-01
Series:TH Open
Subjects:
antiplatelet agent
intravascular devices
cancer
venous thrombosis
prevention
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1747685

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