Incidence of deep vein thrombosis in bedridden non-surgical patients.
In order to detect deep vein thrombosis (DVT), 101 patients with acute medical or infectious disorders were examined with the 125I-fibrinogen uptake test. All patients were bedridden on admission and were scanned daily from the second to the eighth day. Thirteen patients developed a positive fibrinogen uptake test. Thus, if a positive test is interpreted as DVT, the incidence of DVT was 13% in our bedridden patients. Of the patients admitted because of heart disease or pneumonia 20% had DVT, but only 4% of those admitted with other diagnoses. Other clinical "risk factors" studied, could not identify patients who developed DVT.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Lund, Sweden.
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Kierkegaard
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Norgren
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Olsson
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Castenfors
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001510:Bed Rest; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D005340:Fibrinogen