Race identified as risk factor for VTE after pulmonary resection for lung cancer healio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from healio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A recent analysis found risk factors linked to an embolism after VTE included Black race, interstitial fibrosis, advanced-stage disease, and increased operative duration.
Key Predictors of Post-Surgery Clots in Lung Cancer Identified 29 January miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In patients who undergo pulmonary resection for lung cancer, a major potential postoperative complication is venous thromboembolism (VTE)-;a condition that develops when a blood clot forms in a vein-;which can lead to part of the clot breaking off and lodging in the lung, resulting in a pulmonary embolism (PE).