Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors in Patients on Antithrombotic Therapy : A Case-Control Analysis of over 10,000 Treatments

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for liver tumors in patients on antithrombotic therapy.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 10,653 consecutive RFA treatments in 3,485 patients with liver tumors were analyzed. The incidence of complications was analyzed on a treatment basis. The treatments for patients who had received antithrombotic medication up to 1 week prior to RFA comprised the antithrombotic therapy group (n = 806), and the others comprised the control group (n = 9,847). Antithrombotic agents were ceased prior to RFA (aspirin, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, and prasugrel ceased 7 days before RFA; cilostazol, 2 or 3 days before RFA; warfarin, 3 days before RFA; and direct oral anticoagulants, 1 day before RFA) and resumed as soon as possible after RFA. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess whether the antithrombotic therapy increased the risk of hemorrhagic complications.

RESULTS: Hemorrhagic complications were diagnosed after 6 treatments (0.7%) in the antithrombotic group and 48 (0.5%) in the control group, and there was no significant difference between the groups (P = .30). In 3 treatments, hemorrhage was diagnosed on or after 8 days of RFA, all of which were in the antithrombotic group. Thrombotic complications were diagnosed after 2 treatments (0.2%) in the antithrombotic group and after 5 (0.1%) in the control group. In a multivariate analysis, receiving antithrombotic therapy was not an independent risk factor for hemorrhagic complications (adjusted odds ratio, 1.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.60-3.87; P = .38).

CONCLUSIONS: RFA of liver tumors in patients on antithrombotic therapy is generally safe with appropriate cessation and resumption. Late-onset hemorrhage should be noted in the patients on antithrombotic therapy.

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CommentIn: Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2021 Sep;3(5):e219019. - PMID 34533379

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

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Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR - 32(2021), 6 vom: 12. Juni, Seite 869-877

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Uchino, Koji [VerfasserIn]
Tateishi, Ryosuke [VerfasserIn]
Wake, Taijiro [VerfasserIn]
Kinoshita, Mizuki Nishibatake [VerfasserIn]
Nakagomi, Ryo [VerfasserIn]
Nakatsuka, Takuma [VerfasserIn]
Minami, Tatsuya [VerfasserIn]
Sato, Masaya [VerfasserIn]
Enooku, Kenichiro [VerfasserIn]
Nakagawa, Hayato [VerfasserIn]
Shiina, Shuichiro [VerfasserIn]
Koike, Kazuhiko [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticoagulants
Fibrinolytic Agents
Journal Article
Observational Study
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors

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Date Completed 16.08.2021

Date Revised 25.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2021 Sep;3(5):e219019. - PMID 34533379

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jvir.2021.02.021

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NLM32246949X