[Is there a seasonal fluctuation in the appearance of deep venous thrombosis?].
We have evaluated data from 481 patients. In all of them the incidence of postoperative dvt was registered by the 125I-labelled fibrinogen test. We have analysed our data in order to compare them with the results of Lawrence from Sydney. This author found a much higher incidence in dvt in the cold half of the year than in the hot months. However, in Basel there is no statistically significant difference in the incidence of dvt from month to month nor between the 4 seasons, and all this is independent from the type of drug prevention used. The conclusion we draw is that it is reasonable to use prevention of thromboembolic complications all the year round when living in Central Europe.
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000925:Anticoagulants
Gibt es jahreszeitliche Schwankungen beim Auftreten von tiefen Venenthrombosen?