Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: Prevention and Management

Table 1

Modalities for prevention and treatment of DVT.

Pharmacological prophylaxis		Mechanical prophylaxis
Older agents	Newer agents
(i) Aspirin	(i) Factor Xa inhibitor	(i) Graduated compression stockings (GCS)
(ii) Warfarin	fondaparinux	(ii) Venous foot pump devices
(iii) Unfractionated heparin (UFH)	idrabiotaparinux	(iii) Electrical calf stimulation
(iv) Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH)	idraparinux	(iv) Intermittent pneumatic compression devices
dalteparin	rivaroxaban
enoxaparin sodium	apixaban
tinzaparin	(ii) Direct thrombin inhibitor (DTI)
nadroparin sodium	dabigatran
bemiparin