title: A review of patients with deep vein thrombosis diagnosed at University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.
abstract: In this retrospective study, 81 patients were diagnosed to have deep vein thrombosis (DVT) at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur over a ten year period from 1977 to 1986. Fifty-six patients had their DVT confirmed by venograms. The left side was affected in 79.5% of venographically proven cases of DVT of the lower limbs above the popliteal vein. The incidence of clinically apparent DVT following surgery was 0.21 per 1,000 operations. The incidence of pregnancy-related DVT was 0.039%. DVT was 3 times more frequent in the puerperium than in the antenatal period. The overall incidence of symptomatic pulmonary embolism was 13.6% of the cases of DVT.
authors: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors: C K
authors: CK
authors: Liam
authors: S C
authors: SC
authors: Ng
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*