title: [Echographic Examination for Leg Vein Thromboembolism in Thoracic Surgery].
abstract: Echographic examination for leg vein thromboembolism was carried out in 123 patients scheduled for thoracic surgery. Preventive measures for thromboembolism were conducted after the risk assessment. Echography was done after surgery in 72 cases, most of which were cases of lung malignant tumors, and thromboembolism was detected in 4 cases. Thus, the incidence rate of venous thromboembolism was 5.6%( 4/72). There was no patients who developed pulmonary thromboembolism during the examination period, suggesting reasonable risk assessment and preventive measures in our procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mawatari
authors.forename: Kouhei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narayama
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saga
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Kiyofumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: Yuusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Tatsushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Natsuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hirakata
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014463:Ultrasonography; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control