Incidence and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery and Treated According to Clinical Pathways

Robert H.I. Andtbacka,Gildy Babiera,S. Eva Singletary,Kelly K. Hunt,Funda Meric-Bernstam,Barry W. Feig,Frederick C. Ames,Merrick I. Ross,Yvette DeJesus,Henry Mark Kuerer

Incidence and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery and Treated According to Clinical Pathways

2006

Robert H.I. Andtbacka
Gildy Babiera
S. Eva Singletary
Kelly K. Hunt
Funda Meric-Bernstam
Barry W. Feig
Frederick C. Ames
Merrick I. Ross
Yvette DeJesus
Henry Mark Kuerer

Objective: 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.

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Breast cancer
Venous thrombosis
Cancer
Vascular disease
Epidemiology
Surgery
General surgery
Clinical pathway
Medicine
Mammary gland
venous thromboembolism
Radiology
in patient

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