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. 2024 Jul 23;13(14):e70014. doi: 10.1002/cam4.70014

TABLE 2.

Venous thromboembolisms among radical‐intent surgery and palliative treatment patients before and after the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) a All patients (n = 4086) Radical‐intent surgery (n = 343) Palliative treatment (n = 3743) p b
No. of VTE (%) No. of VTE (%) No. of VTE (%)
>1 year before PC diagnosis 181 (4.4) 16 (4.7) 165 (4.4) 0.825
≤1 year before PC diagnosis 158 (3.9) 2 (0.6) 156 (4.2) <0.001
After PC diagnosis 367 (9.0) 42 (12.2) 325 (8.7) 0.027
a

Any venous thromboembolism including deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or visceral vein thromboembolism.

b

Radical‐intent surgery versus palliative treatment.

Abbreviations: No, number; PC, pancreatic cancer.