deep vein thrombosis among intensive care unit patients; an epidemiologic study
Authors
abstract
introduction: deep vein thrombosis (dvt) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care unit (icu) patients despite use of prophylactic anticoagulant therapy. the aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of dvt among medical and surgical icu patients. methods: in this cross sectional study, patients older than 18 years who were hospitalized in the icu of imam hossein educational hospital, tehran, iran, for ≥ 2 days, during august 2008 to july 2011 were evaluated regarding dvt incidence. demographic data, comorbidities, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (apache) ii scores, icu length of stay, type of dvt prophylaxis, and patient outcomes were analyzed using spss 19. results: out of the 1387 reviewed patient files, 500 (36.04%) patients had been classified as potential dvt cases. dvt occurred in 3.5% of them with the mean age of 60 ± 18 years (62.5% male) and mortality rate of 27.1%. significant independent risk factors of dvt incidence were age (p = 0.02) and length of icu stay (p = 0.01). conclusion: the results of this study showed the 3.5% incidence of dvt in icu admitted patients. longer icu stay and older age were independent risk factors of dvt development.
similar resources
Deep Vein Thrombosis among Intensive Care Unit Patients; an Epidemiologic Study
INTRODUCTION Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients despite use of prophylactic anticoagulant therapy. The aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of DVT among medical and surgical ICU patients. METHODS In this cross sectional study, patients older than 18 years who were hospitalized in the ICU of Imam Hosse...
full textPredictive factors of deep vein thrombosis in patients admitted to intensive care unit
Background: Because deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is one of the most common problems in the intensive care unit, it may lead to complecating the patient's general condition. This study aimed to investigate the predictive factors of DVT in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Amin hospital in Isfahan. Methods: In this retrospective study, all the records of patients admitted to th...
full textClinically important deep vein thrombosis in the intensive care unit: a survey of intensivists
INTRODUCTION Outside the intensive care unit (ICU), clinically important deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is usually defined as a symptomatic event that leads to objective radiologic confirmation and subsequent treatment. The objective of the present survey is to identify the patient factors and radiologic features of lower limb DVT that intensivists consider more or less likely to make a DVT clinica...
full textRisk Factors of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Cancer Patients
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant complication in cancer patients which was found in 4-20% of the patients. This study was aimed to evaluate risk factors of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in cancer patients in an oncology center in Indonesia. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. Data were obtained from medical records of adult cancer patients with DVT referring ...
full textDeep vein thrombosis after arthroplasty: Nanjing deep vein thrombosis study
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) remains a life-threatening complication of arthroplasty, despite the development of preventive measures. DVT is caused by both acquired and genetic risk factors. The identification of persons at high risk of DVT clearly aids prevention of the same. Age, sex, pregnancy, hormone therapy, an increase in body-mass index (BMI), history of thromboembolism, and surgery are r...
full textThe incidence of deep venous thrombosis in Chinese medical Intensive Care Unit patients.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence of deep venous thrombosis in critically ill, Intensive Care Unit patients of Chinese ethnicity. DESIGN Prospective, observational study. SETTING Intensive Care Unit in a Hong Kong teaching hospital. PATIENTS Consecutive adult Chinese medical patients not receiving pharmacological or mechanical prophylaxis for deep venous thrombosis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASU...
full textMy Resources
Save resource for easier access later
Journal title:
emergency journalجلد ۴، شماره ۰۹، صفحات ۰-۰
Hosted on Doprax cloud platform doprax.com
copyright © 2015-2023