Table 2.

Initial and discharged treatment regimens for cancer patients with IPE (n = 904)

TreatmentNo. of patients (%)
Initial treatment  
LMWH 761 (84.2) 
  Enoxaparin 578 (63.9) 
  Dalteparin 183 (20.2) 
 Unfractionated heparin 63 (7.0) 
Direct oral anticoagulant 6 (0.7) 
Factor Xa inhibitor 5 (0.6) 
Direct thrombin inhibitor 1 (0.1) 
No initial treatment 68 (7.5) 
Discharged treatment  
LMWH 796 (88.1) 
  Enoxaparin 604 (66.8) 
  Dalteparin 192 (21.2) 
 Direct oral anticoagulant 14 (1.5) 
Factor Xa inhibitor 8 (0.9) 
Warfarin 6 (0.7) 
 Direct thrombin inhibitor 1 (0.1) 
No discharged treatment 79 (8.7) 
  No medications or IVC filter 27 (3.0) 
  IVC filter placement only 52 (5.8) 
In-hospital IVC filter placement  
 No 823 (91.0) 
 Yes 81 (9.0) 
TreatmentNo. of patients (%)
Initial treatment  
LMWH 761 (84.2) 
  Enoxaparin 578 (63.9) 
  Dalteparin 183 (20.2) 
 Unfractionated heparin 63 (7.0) 
Direct oral anticoagulant 6 (0.7) 
Factor Xa inhibitor 5 (0.6) 
Direct thrombin inhibitor 1 (0.1) 
No initial treatment 68 (7.5) 
Discharged treatment  
LMWH 796 (88.1) 
  Enoxaparin 604 (66.8) 
  Dalteparin 192 (21.2) 
 Direct oral anticoagulant 14 (1.5) 
Factor Xa inhibitor 8 (0.9) 
Warfarin 6 (0.7) 
 Direct thrombin inhibitor 1 (0.1) 
No discharged treatment 79 (8.7) 
  No medications or IVC filter 27 (3.0) 
  IVC filter placement only 52 (5.8) 
In-hospital IVC filter placement  
 No 823 (91.0) 
 Yes 81 (9.0) 

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