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Incidence Of Post‐Operative Deep Vein Thrombosis In Gynaecological Oncology
Author(s) -
Crandon Alex J.,
Koutts Jerry
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1983.tb00581.x
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , thrombosis , malignancy , deep vein , venous thrombosis , population , vein , gynecologic oncology , surgery , radiology , gastroenterology , physics , environmental health , optics
Summary Using 125 I‐fibrinogen scanning the incidence of post‐operative DVT amongst patients with gynaecological malignancy was shown to be 37,9% which is substantialy higher than the 10% to 15% expected in a general gynaecological population. Twenty per cent of the total group studied had isotopic evidence of bilateral venous thrombosis post‐operatively. The inaccuracy of clinical diagnosis was demonstrated, and also the need to investigate both limbs if thrombosis was suspected. The incidence of post‐operative DVT was found to be significantly lower in smokers (11.5%) compared with non‐smokers (68.4%) (p<0.00025).