Open AccessIncidence and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery and Treated According to Clinical Pathways
Author(s) -
Robert H.I. Andtbacka,
Gildy Babiera,
S. Eva Singletary,
Kelly K. Hunt,
Funda MericBernstam,
Barry W. Feig,
Frederick C. Ames,
Merrick I. Ross,
Yvette DeJesus,
Henry Mark Kuerer
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000193832.40178.0a
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , pulmonary embolism , venous thrombosis , surgery , incidence (geometry) , warfarin , breast surgery , thrombosis , cancer , venous thromboembolism , lung cancer surgery , lung cancer , atrial fibrillation , physics , optics
To minimize treatment variations, we have implemented clinical pathways for all breast cancer patients undergoing surgery. We sought to determine the incidence of postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients treated on these pathways.