Thromboprophylaxis in Oesophageal Cancer Patients – A Study Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled Trial (TOP-RCT)
Tua Gyldenholm,
Nina Madsen,
Niels Katballe
et al.
Abstract:Background
The purpose of the study is to examine if prolonged thromboprophylaxis decreases the risk of thrombosis after intended curative surgery for oesophageal cancer.
Study results are expected to inform a guideline for thromboprophylaxis after oesophageal cancer surgery. The perspective is to reduce morbidity and mortality in this critically ill patient group.
Thrombosis is the second-most common cause of cancer death after the cancer itself. The risk of thrombosis depends on the cancer type, and upper ga… Show more
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