Prevalence And Risk Factors For Cancer Associated Thrombosis (cat)among Patients Seen In Tash Clinical Oncology Department In One Year (sept 11 2018 - Sept 10 2019)addis Ababa Ethiopia.

Introduction: Cancer is prothrombotic. Thrombosis is common complication in patients withrnmalignant disease.Cancer associated thrombosis is a major cause of mortality in cancer patients. It is thernsecond leading cause of mortality in cancer patients. In a study done at Tikur Anbssa Specialized Hospitalrnmalignancy was number one cause of DVT.rnObjective: To determine prevalence of thrombosis in the general cancer population and specificrncancers, to determine type of CAT, to identify Causes of CAT, and associated factors among patientsrnseen in TASH Clinical Oncology Department in One yearrnMethods: Retrospective descriptive analysis of CAT in all cancer patients seen in one year, from Septrn11, 2018_Sept 10, 2019 at TASH Clinical Oncology Department was conductedrnResult: A total of 177 patients with CAT was identified. 61.5% of them were females, and 38.42% werernmales. The prevalence of CAT in cancer patients was 5.47. Prevalence of CAT in female cancer patientsrnwas found to be 5.53% while it was 5.39% in males. Females were twice more likely to develop CAT thanrnmales with odds ratio 2.5 (CI 1.8332—3.4179), P

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