Dynamics of D ‐dimer in non‐small cell lung cancer patients receiving radical surgery and its association with postoperative venous thromboembolism

ConclusionsD ‐dimer levels elevated with fluctuation in NSCLC patients after surgery. Surgical options and tumor stages had an impact on D‐dimer levels. With regard to VTE diagnosis, stratified cutoff values by these two factors showed better accuracy compared with a collective one..Key pointsSignificant findings of the studyThe changing pattern of perioperative D ‐dimer levels in NSCLC patients who received surgical therapy in a major teaching hospital in Beijing, China was revealed.What this study addsRisk ‐stratified D‐dimer cutoff values adjusted to surgical methods and disease stages would benefit the exclusion of postoperative venous thromboembolism.

Source: Thoracic Cancer - July 12, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lihui Ke, Songping Cui, Shuo Chen, Bin Hu, Hui Li Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research