PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the nationwide incidence and risk factors for symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after major lower limb orthopedic surgeries. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database was used to retrospectively identify International Classification of Disease-10 codes for DVT and operation codes representing hip arthroplasty, kn...

BACKGROUND Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major health problem with high mortality worldwide. Patients at risk must be identified and given appropriate prophylaxis in order to decrease the mortality. OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of DVT in pregnancy and the puerperium and to identify risk factors for DVT. SETTING Khartoum and Khartoum North Teac...

AIM Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) are important causes of morbidity and mortality in medically ill patients. This study was done to assess risk factors and prophylaxis given for DVT and PE in newly admitted medically ill patients during the first two weeks of their hospital stay at a tertiary care center hospital in India. METHODS All patients within one week o...

BACKGROUND Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a common complication in trauma patients. Venous duplex surveillance is used widely for the diagnosis of DVT, however, there is controversy concerning its appropriate use. The Wells criterion is a clinically validated scoring system in an outpatient setting, but its use in trauma patients has not been studied. This study evaluated the application of the ...

BACKGROUND Preventing relapse is a basic goal in the treatment of DVT and requires investigation of risk factors for recurrence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the lower extremities. MATERIAL AND METHODS We recruited and retrospectively reviewed 218 patients with recurrent DVT in the lower extremities diagnosed in our hospital from 2001 to 2012. RESULTS Univariate analysis showed the inc...

OBJECTIVE This study was performed to define the incidence of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) after endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Because aortic endograft placement requires prolonged femoral vessel instrumentation, it may be hypothesized that these patients are at increased risk for development of an acute DVT. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty consecutive patients...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this retrospective study was to investigate the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients admitted to hospital for total hip arthroplasty (THA). METHODS From September of 2003 to December of 2010, 505 patients admitted for THA were eligible for the retrospective study. The diagnosis of preoperative DVT, which was based on previous venous thromboembolism (VTE) ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is not a rare disease. General incidence of DVT is 0.2% of urban population per 1 year. It is very rare in the population of younger than 15 years-old. Older persons have higher incidence of DVT, 1.8 event will occur 1,000 person-year in 65 ~ 69 years-old, and 3.1 on 85 ~ 89 years-old people. One of important complication of DVT, especially in proximal (iliofemoral) D...

BACKGROUND About 2-5% of people experience deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) during their lives. Death, disease recurrence, post-thrombotic syndrome, and excessive bleeding due to coagulant medications are among the most important DVT complications. Recent research found a high incidence of DVT recurrence after the first attack. Disease recurrence has a multifactorial pathogenesis and its probability ...

Background Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a frequent cardiovascular disorder. It is among the main causes of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients and, at the same time, can be easily avoided. Studies clarified that there are a variety of factors which can be significantly associated with the development of DVT in hospitalized patients. Objective to identify frequency and facto...