Table 4.
Site of Major Bleeding in Patients With and Without Active Cancer
All (n=702) |
With active cancer (n=323) |
Without active cancer (n=379) |
P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
All major bleeding | 58 (8.3) | 42 (13.0) | 16 (4.2) | <0.001 |
Specific site | ||||
Gastrointestinal tract bleeding | 25 (3.6) | 18 (5.6) | 7 (1.8) | 0.008 |
Genital bleeding | 11 (1.6) | 10 (3.1) | 1 (0.3) | 0.003 |
Urinary tract bleeding | 5 (0.7) | 4 (1.2) | 1 (0.3) | 0.126 |
Intracranial bleeding | 4 (0.6) | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.5) | 0.873 |
Respiratory bleeding | 3 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 0.472 |
Liver/gall bladder bleeding | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0.910 |
Postoperative bleeding triggered by DOACs | 3 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 0.472 |
Others | 5 (0.7) | 3 (0.9) | 2 (0.5) | 0.529 |
Unless indicated otherwise, data are presented as n (%). DOACs, direct oral anticoagulants.