Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism in Patient with Malignant Disease

Gender of the patient

Age of the patient

Is the patient Afro-American ?

Number of months since the tumor was first diagnosed

• have a past history of venous and/or arterial thromboembolism?

• have a hereditary or acquired hypercoagulable state?

• have thrombocytosis prior to chemotherapy?

• obese?

• have an active infection?

• have signficant comorbid organ dysfunction?

• have metastatic disease?

• currently undergoing chemotherapy?

• currently receiving hormonal therapy?

• currently receiving thalidomide, lenalidomide, or bevacizumab?

• receiving erythropoietin?

• have a central intravascular catheter?

• have a peripheral vascular grafts?

• had major surgery recently?

• in the hospital?

• immobilized?

• had recent trauma with tissue necrosis?

• have tumor-associated impaired blood flow?

Primary tumor site (s)