In a prospective, randomised controlled trial, the efficacy of the A-V Impulse System in the prevention of deep-vein thrombosis was investigated in 84 patients who had undergone total hip replacement. The incidence of venographically proven, and clinically significant postoperative deep-vein thrombosis was 40% in the control group and 5% in the treatment group (p less than 0.001). No adverse re...

6 (2007). 28. Mueck W, Agnelli G, Buller H: Rivaroxaban has predictable pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) when given once or twice daily for the treatment of acute, proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Blood 110, Abstract 1880 (2007).29. Agnelli G, Gallus A, Goldhaber SZ et al.; for the ODIXa-DVT Study Investigators: Treatment of proximal deep-vein thrombosis with the oral dir...

The incidence of deep vein thrombosis after major operations in patients over the age of 40 approaches 30% if no prophylactic measures are used.' Many patients discharged from hospital are still at risk at home and the question arises whether prophylaxis should be continued after patients have been discharged. To try to answer this question we followed up patients, most of whom received prophyl...

Patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty frequently develop post-operative complication, such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism. However, it is not common coexisting deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary thromboembolisms, right atrial thrombus and acute cerebral infarction raised by thrombus through patent foramen ovale. We reported the patient who had multiple thrombi which w...

There are various region-specific challenges to the diagnosis and effective treatment of venous thromboembolism in Latin America. Clear guidance for physicians and patient education could improve adherence to existing guidelines. This review examines available information on the burden of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in Latin America and the regional issues surrounding the diagno...

The presence of oedema on a segment of the limb is a typical clinical sign of thrombosis (thrombophlebitis) of the main veins of the limb. The oedema of the limb is typically located lower than the level of venous occlusion, starting from the foot and then progresses in cranial direction. The deep femoral vein is rarely affected by thrombosis. However, when the deep femoral vein is the singular...

A consecutive, randomly allocated, controlled clinical trial of the prophylactic effect of intermittent pneumatic compression of the calf on the incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis showed that in patients without malignant disease there was a highly significant reduction in the incidence of thrombosis. In patients with malignant disease the incidence of thrombosis was higher than in...

In patients presenting with clinically suspected deep vein thrombosis, symptomatic pulmonary embolism is rarely apparent. To assess the prevalence of silent pulmonary embolism in outpatients with proven deep vein thrombosis but without symptoms of pulmonary embolism, perfusion ventilation lung scans were performed in 101 consecutive patients at presentation. Fifty-one percent of these patients ...

A randomized, prospective clinical trial of 70 patients undergoing craniotomy was performed to compare and evaluate two forms of mechanical prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis. Thirty-eight patients received antiembolism stockings, whereas 32 patients received external pneumatic compression. Prophylaxis was begun preoperatively and continued intraoperatively and post-operatively until the patie...