The Impact of Venous Thromboembolism on Risk of Death or Hemorrhage in Older Cancer Patients
Gross CP, Galusha DH, Krumholz HM. The Impact of Venous Thromboembolism on Risk of Death or Hemorrhage in Older Cancer Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 321-326. PMID: 17356962, PMCID: PMC1824718, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0019-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of deathOlder cancer patientsConcomitant venous thromboembolismVenous thromboembolismMajor hemorrhageCancer patientsCancer typesCancer diagnosisMedicare administrative claims dataPrevalence of VTEEnd Results cancer registryRetrospective cohort studyAdministrative claims dataCohort studyCancer RegistryInvasive cancerExcess riskMost cancer typesCancer stageClaims dataHemorrhagePatientsSociodemographic factorsPotential mediatorsDeath