Thromboembolic events in people with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: case-control study
Vivian Cristina Gama Souza Lima, Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves, Patrícia dos Santos Claro Fuly, Vivian Cristina Gama Souza Lima, Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves, Patrícia dos Santos Claro Fuly, Vivian Cristina Gama Souza Lima, Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves, Patrícia dos Santos Claro Fuly

TL;DR
This study found that COVID-19 did not increase the risk of blood clots in cancer patients, but chemotherapy and cancer-related factors were linked to higher clot risk.
Contribution
The study provides new evidence that coronavirus infection does not increase thromboembolic risk in cancer patients, while highlighting treatment-related risks.
Findings
Deep vein thrombosis was the most common thromboembolic event in the studied population.
Chemotherapy increased the likelihood of thromboembolic events by 65%.
Thromboembolic events were significantly associated with higher mortality rates.
Abstract
to analyze the association between coronavirus disease infection and thromboembolic events in people with cancer in the first year of the pandemic. case-control study carried out by collecting medical records. The selected cases were adults with cancer, diagnosed with a thromboembolic event, treated in the selected service units during the first year of the pandemic. The control group included adults with cancer without a diagnosis of a thromboembolic event. Pearson’s chi-square test was applied to verify the association between risk factors and the outcome and logistic regression techniques were applied to identify the odds ratio for the occurrence of a thromboembolic event. there were 388 cases and 440 control cases included in the study (ratio 1/1). Females predominated, who were white, with mean age of 58.2 (±14.8) years. Antineoplastic chemotherapy was the most used treatment and…
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TopicsVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
