title: Deep vein thrombosis among injecting drug users in Sheffield.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the proportion of patients testing positive for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) who are injecting drug users (IDUs), and examine differences in the investigation and management of this group compared with non-IDUs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of data collected from emergency department records and a review of patient notes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients in this study who were known to inject recreational drugs tested positive for DVT on Doppler ultrasound scan.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IDUs should be considered at high risk of developing DVT and should be investigated accordingly.
authors.affiliation: The Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK. vic.cooke@sth.nhs.uk [corrected]
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Fletcher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants