Optimal Prophylactic Method of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is to define the optimal method of prophylaxis for patients with gastrectomy in Korea and the investigators hypothesized only mechanical method would be enough for preventing VTE on perioperative period.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The Catholic University of Korea
• Treatments: Dalteparin; Heparin; Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; Tinzaparin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients diagnosed as gastric cancer

• Elective and curative under general anesthesia

• ECOG score 0-2

• ASA score 3 or less than 3

• Informed consents

Exclusion Criteria:

• 2nd primary cancer

• VTE history within one year

• Anticoagulation history

• Allergic to heparin

• Pregnancy or expected pregnancy