BACKGROUND Recent studies showed that preoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was common after hip fracture (HF), and preoperative DVT screening has been recommended for preventing the fatal DVT-related complications, especially in elderly HF patients with high surgical risk. However, to our knowledge, no previous studies have demonstrated the correlation between the clinical risk predictors an...

Several studies highlight the role of inflammatory markers in thrombosis as well as in cancer. However, their combined role in cancer-associated deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and the molecular mechanisms, involved in its pathophysiology, needs further investigations. In the present study, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1 (IL-1β), matrix metal...

BACKGROUND Deep venous thrombosis (DVT), which is often associated with pulmonary embolism (PE), is a serious complication after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In the present study, we examined the overall thrombotic and thrombolytic status using Global Thrombosis Test (GTT) in non-anticoagulated blood of patients undergoing TKA to develop the predictable marker for the incidence of DVT. METH...

BACKGROUND Although the incidence of the postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) has been addressed in patients with symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT), less information is available on the incidence in patients who develop asymptomatic DVT after major hip or knee arthroplasty. OBJECTIVES To determine whether symptomatic PTS occurs more frequently in patients who develop DVT after hip or knee arthr...

This study aimed to examine several studies on early screening and prevention of the risk developing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). The method used in this literature review consists 4 stages: (1) identification search for journal articles; (2) literary works based title, abstract, purpose; (3) inclusion criteria; (4) complete specific texts are available according purpose review. process searchin...

BACKGROUND The clinical utility of using a novel whole blood assay for D-dimer (SimpliRED), alone or in combination with impedance plethysmography (IPG), was investigated in a two-center, prospective cohort study of 214 consecutive patients with clinically suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT). METHODS AND RESULTS All patients underwent the SimpliRED D-dimer assay, contrast venography, and IPG...

BACKGROUND Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is one of the most common complications of total hip (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Though the reported incidence of DVT is very high, that of proximal DVT is low and that of fatal thromboembolism is very low. Hence the issue of prophylaxis for DVT remains controversial. The incidence of DVT is based on various studies in European and American pop...

Background: The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the prevalence of DVT and identified associated risk factors for DVT in patients admitted to hospital for posterior cervical surgery. Method: In this comparative study, 382 patients admitted for posterior cervical surgery who was allocated to two groups, those who developed DVT (DVT group) postoperatively and those who did n...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) and the relation between PE and the site of DVT by using technetium-99m-macroaggregated human serum albumin ((99m)Tc-MAA) radionuclide venography (RNV). Technetium-99m-MAA RNV was performed simultaneously with lung perfusion scintigraphy in 123 patients with s...

Objective: To assess the prevalence of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in Chinese patients undergoing knee arthroscopy surgery without thromboprophylaxis in routine clinical practice, and to identify the associated risk factors. Materials and methods: Medical records of 864 successive Chinese patients (≥ 18 year) who underwent different arthroscopic knee replacement surgery without thromboprophylaxi...