Do you routinely prophylactically anticoagulate patients undergoing systemic chemotherapy outside of the perioperative period?
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Do you routinely give prophylactic anti-coagulation to patients receiving chemotherapy outside of the perioperative period?
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Gynecologic Oncology · Center of Hope
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No, I don’t routinely advise prophylactic anticoagulation for outpatients with gynecologic malignancies while on systemic chemotherapy who have not recently undergone surgery. However, such treatment may be considered for gynecologic cancer patients who are at high risk for venous thromboembolic dis...
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