Predictive factors of deep vein thrombosis in gynecologic cancer survivors with lower extremity edema: A single-center and retrospective study

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This study was conducted to examine predictive factors of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in gynecologic cancer survivors with lower extremity edema (LEE). In the current single-center, retrospective study, there was a total of 315 eligible patients, including 80 patients with DVT and 235 without DVT. They were therefore divided into two groups: the DVT group (n = 80) and the non-DVT group (n = 235). Then, baseline and clinical characteristics of the patients were compared between the two groups. In our study, distant organ metastasis, advanced stage, lymphadectomy, and amount of intraoperative blood loss had a positive predictive value for the occurrence of DVT in gynecologic cancer survivors presenting LEE. In conclusion, our results indicate that it is necessary to consider the possibility of LEE arising from DVT in gynecologic cancer survivors with advanced-stage cancer, distant organ metastasis, lymphadectomy, and intraoperative blood loss over 1500 mL.

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Kim, J., Kim, H. J., Park, S., Kim, D. K., & Kim, T. H. (2020). Predictive factors of deep vein thrombosis in gynecologic cancer survivors with lower extremity edema: A single-center and retrospective study. Healthcare (Switzerland), 8(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8010048

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