Journal article
Anticoagulation for people with cancer and central venous catheters
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Central venous catheter (CVC) placement increases the risk of thrombosis in people with cancer. Thrombosis often necessitates the removal of the CVC, resulting in treatment delays and thrombosis-related morbidity and mortality. This is an update of the Cochrane Review published in 2014.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis in people with cancer with a CVC.
Authors
Kahale LA; Tsolakian IG; Hakoum MB; Matar CF; Barba M; Yosuico VE; Terrenato I; Sperati F; Schünemann H; Akl EA
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2019, No. 6,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd006468.pub6
ISSN
1361-6137