Venous Thrombotic Emergencies

Thomas G. DeLoughery

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2009.04.003

Venous Thrombotic Emergencies

Thomas G. DeLoughery

Knight Cancer Institute

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Abstract

Thrombosis is a common complication of cancer, occurring in up to 15% of patients. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of the most common cancer-related thrombotic problem; deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and catheterrelated thrombosis. Rarer entities, such as cerebral vein thrombosis and Budd-Chiari syndrome, are also reviewed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	445-458
Number of pages	14
Journal	Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2009.04.003
State	Published - Aug 2009

Keywords

Anticoagulation
Cancer
Low-molecular weight heparin
Thrombosis
Venous thromboembolism
Warfarin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Emergency Medicine

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