Postoperative deep vein thrombosis in Sudanese patients.
The incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis diagnosed by radioisotope scanning in 100 Sudanese patients aged 40 or over was 12%. This compares with an incidence of nearly 30% in 542 patients reported from British hospitals using the same diagnostic technique. The reason for the difference is obscure and needs further investigation.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012737:Sex Factors; D013397:Sudan; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006113:United Kingdom
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D005340:Fibrinogen