Zhou Q, Zhu C, Shen Z, et al. – Researchers investigated the incidence and risk factors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) during the perioperative period. They retrospectively analyzed patients with EOC, and performed a comprehensive review of medical documentation. VTE incidence of 11.16% was reported among 233 patients with EOC. Findings suggested undertaking more effective thromboprophylaxis and pretest assessment for EOC patients. Before the operation, D-dimer levels (> 4.215 μg/ml) were the independent predictors for VTE events. Independent predictors post-operation were age and debulking surgery.