title: Puerperal thromboembolic disease in "high risk" cases.
abstract: One hundred obstetric patients were studied for evidence of puerperal thromboembolic disease. Only one case of deep vein thrombosis was detected in patients thought to be in a "high risk" category because of age or operative intervention. Clinical findings were unreliable compared with measurements of (125)I-labelled fibrinogen uptake. Doppler ultrasound flow detection proved a simple screening technique but produced no abnormal findings in this series.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007866:Leg; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D005340:Fibrinogen