Is deep vein thrombosis a good proxy for pulmonary embolus?
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2010
Abstract
It is assumed that prevention of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is likely to lead to a reduction in the incidence of pulmonary embolus (PE). This study examines the association between symptomatic DVT and PE in patients undergoing orthopedic procedures. We reviewed medical records of 1495 patients who underwent evaluation for DVT or PE within 90 days of an index orthopedic procedure at our institution between 2004 and 2008. Only 27 cases were positive for both DVT and PE (1.7% of the total cohort, 10.8% of cases scanned for both DVT and PE). Tests of association, performed across the entire cohort and within specific subsets of patients, did not demonstrate that patients were more likely to have both DVT and PE than to have either DVT or PE. The high association between DVT and PE that is assumed to exist does not seem to hold true for orthopedic surgery patients.
Volume
25
Issue
6 Suppl
First Page
138
Last Page
144
ISSN
1532-8406
Published In/Presented At
Parvizi, J., Jacovides, C. L., Bican, O., Purtill, J. J., Sharkey, P. F., Hozack, W. J., & Rothman, R. H. (2010). Is deep vein thrombosis a good proxy for pulmonary embolus?. The Journal of arthroplasty, 25(6 Suppl), 138–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2010.05.001
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
20580195
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article