Endometrial cancer does not increase the 30-day risk of venous thromboembolism following hysterectomy compared to benign disease. A Danish National Cohort Study.

CONCLUSIONS: This study did not identify endometrial cancer to be an independent risk factor for VTE following hysterectomy compared to benign disease. We identified open surgery, lymphadenectomy, BMI above 40 and previous VTE as independent risk factors for 30-day postoperative VTE.
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Source: Gynecologic Oncology - July 31, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kahr HS, Christiansen OB, Høgdall C, Grove A, Mortensen RN, Torp-Pedersen C, Knudsen A, Thorlacius-Ussing O Tags: Gynecol Oncol Source Type: research