Table 4.

Venous Thromboembolism Guidelines.

AIOM40 SOR41,42 NCCN43 ACCP45 ASCO46 International Guidelines2,8
DVT/PE prophylaxis Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
DVT/PE treatment Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CRT prophylaxis Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
CRT treatment No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Methods of CVC insertion No Yes No No No Yes
Target patient population Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grading of recommendations Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
External reviewers Yes Yes No Yes No Yes

ACCP, American College of Chest Physicians; AIOM, Italian Association of Medical Oncology; ASCO, American Society of Clinical Oncology; CRT, catheter-related thrombosis; CVC, central venous catheter; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; NCCN, National Comprehensive Cancer Network; SOR, Standards, Options & Recommendations (French national guidelines); VTE, venous thromboembolism.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2014 October; 5(4): e0041. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2014 October 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10175