Postpartum ovarian vein thrombophlebitis: etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing implications.
This article presents a review of the literature on postpartum ovarian vein thrombophlebitis with special emphasis of nursing implications. The technology of real time ultrasound, duplex Doppler ultrasound, computerized axial tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging now offer reliable methods for confirming a suspected diagnosis of postpartum ovarian vein thrombophlebitis. However, it may well be nurses in clinical settings who assess the often vague signs and be the first to alert the physician. Nurses have an important role in the prevention of postpartum ovarian vein thrombophlebitis. Prevention may be successful by teaching women holistic prenatal care including how to avoid infections during pregnancy and postpartum, and by practicing meticulous technique during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D014680:Veins