Background: For patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), the prognostic significance of concomitant deep vein thrombosis (DVT) lacks clarity. Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of studies that enrolled patients with acute PE to assess the prognostic value of concomitant DVT for the primary outcome of 30-day all-cause mortality, and the secondary outcome of 90-day PE-related adv...

background: eosinophilic gastroenteritis (eg) is rare and is characterized by recurrent eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract and chronic diarrhea. in this report we present a case of eg with acute pancreatitis and deep vein thrombosis (dvt). case presentation: a 30 years old male was admitted to our hospital with the complaints of epigastric pain, vomitting and swelling of hi...

PURPOSE To investigate the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) among elderly Hong Kong Chinese patients suffering from acute hip fracture and to analyse the risk factors associated with DVT. METHODS A total of 100 consecutive Chinese hip fracture patients with a mean age of 80 years were investigated serially using duplex ultrasound scans preoperatively and at 1 week, 3 to 6 weeks, and 3 ...

THE Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) considers the use of catheterdirected intrathrombus thrombolysis (CDT) as an adjunct to anticoagulant therapy to represent an acceptable initial treatment strategy for carefully selected patients with acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The SIR defines acute iliofemoral DVT as complete or partial thrombosis of any part of the iliac vein an...

Study Design Systematic review. Objectives The objective of this study was to answer 5 key questions: What is the comparative effectiveness and safety of (1a) anticoagulant thromboprophylaxis compared to no prophylaxis, placebo, or another anticoagulant strategy for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) after acute spinal cord injury (SCI)? (1b) Mechanical prophyla...

The cornerstones of current management of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are the routine use of anticoagulant therapy, graduated elastic compression stockings, and early ambulation. Thrombolytic therapy was previously reserved only for patients with life-, limb-, or organ-threatening complications. However, the postthrombotic syndrome has been increasingly recognized as a frequent and serious long-...

To review the evidence of thromboembolism incidence and prophylaxis in the sub-acute phase of spinal cord injury (SCI) 3-6 months post injury. All observational and experimental studies with any length of follow-up and no limitations on language or publication status published up to March 2015 were included. Two review authors independently selected trials for inclusion and extracted data. Outc...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to establish whether a more optimal cutoff value for D-dimer testing could definitively rule out acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT). METHODS Between April 2009 and March 2010, 190 referral patients suspected to have DVT were assessed by the D-dimer assay. Additionally, ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) imaging were performed to detect thrombosis...

The key questions addressed in this summary are whether clot removal should be part of the preferred therapy for patients with acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and whether there is evidence that a strategy of thrombus removal offers better outcomes for patients than anticoagulation alone. Evidence is defined as an outward sign or something that furnishes proof. Evidence in medicine is not li...

BACKGROUND Controlled clinical trials have demonstrated that outpatient administration of low-molecular-weight heparin to patients with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) provides safety and efficacy equivalent to that of traditional inpatient therapy with unfractionated heparin. Whether favorable results reported in controlled clinical trials are achievable in clinical practice is an important c...