Incidence of venous thromboembolism after standard treatment in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a hospital-associated severe complication that may adversely affect patient prognosis. In this study, we evaluated the incidence of VTE and its risk factors in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the electronic health record data of 1268 patients with EOC who received primary treatment at the National Cancer Center, Korea between January 2007 and December 2017 to identify patients who developed VTE. Demographic, clinical, and surgical characteristics of these patients were ascertained. Competing risks analyses were performed to estimate the cumulative incidence of VTE according to the treatment type. The associations between putative risk factors and the incidence of VTE were evaluated

SUBMITTER: Shin W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7957187 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature