Title
Single institutional experience of prevalence and risk factors of thromboembolic events in children with solid tumors
Publication Date
2014
Journal Title
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis
Abstract
Children with cancer are long-term survivors and sequelae from thromboembolic events (TEEs) that include postthrombotic syndrome can cause significant morbidity. Prevalence and risk factors in children with solid tumors are not well described despite some recent studies. If risk factors were better defined, it may be possible to institute appropriate strategies to prevent TEEs and sequelae. A single institution study was performed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of TEEs in pediatric solid tumors; this included a retrospective analysis of children with central nervous system (CNS) and non-CNS solid tumors with and without TEEs. TEEs were observed in 7.16% of analyzed tumors, higher in the non-CNS (10.6%) than in the CNS tumor category (1.9% P
Volume Number
25
Issue Number
4
Pages
333-339
Document Type
Article
EPub Date
2014/01/05
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
General Pediatrics
PMID
DOI
10.1097/mbc.0000000000000038