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ArticleElectronic physician2017

Deep venous thrombosis in elderly patients as a surgical emergency at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Reham Muqbil Alanazi, Ashjan Aqeel Alanazi, Ibtihaj Qaseem Alenezi, Anwar Matar Alsulobi, Abdulrhman Fahad Almutairy, Wafaa Mohamed Bakr Ali, Mohammed Abdullah Alanazi, Mohammed Abdullah Alkhidhr, Nagah Mohamed Abo Elfetoh, Abdalla Mohamed Bakr Ali

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Reham Muqbil AlanaziIntern, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ashjan Aqeel AlanaziMedical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ibtihaj Qaseem AleneziMedical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Anwar Matar AlsulobiIntern, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrhman Fahad AlmutairyIntern, Almaarefa College of Medicine, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Wafaa Mohamed Bakr AliStudent, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
Mohammed Abdullah AlanaziMedical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Abdullah AlkhidhrMedical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Nagah Mohamed Abo ElfetohAssociate Professor, Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdalla Mohamed Bakr AliMedical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
Northern Border University · SASohag University · EGAlfaisal University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDeep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a condition that occurs frequently among surgical, as well as acutely ill hospitalized medical patients, and is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Risk factors include older age, surgery and immobilization (as with bed rest, orthopedic casts, and sitting on long flights.

objectiveThis study was conducted to identify the frequency and factors associated with occurrence of DVT among elderly patients referred to King Abdulaziz University (KAU) Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

methodsThe current study is a hospital based cross sectional study. The emergency, inpatients and outpatients' departments at KAU hospital were reviewed. We studied all the referred elderly subjects during the study period. All elderly patients (540) referred to or admitted to the hospital departments and who were clinically suspected to have DVT and subjected to Doppler examination were included in the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi square test.

resultsBased on the results of Doppler examination, DVT was detected in 97 (18.0%) of the studied elderly population. There were no significant differences in gender between patients who developed DVT and those who were negative by Doppler examination (p=0.018). Other comorbidities as diabetes, IHD and hypertension were significantly associated with the occurrence of DVT among the participants (p=0.05, 0.05 and 0.04 respectively). Furthermore, the other investigated factors such as being bed ridden, cancer, orthopedic cast and previous DVT were not significantly associated with the development of DVT among the studied elderly patients (p=0.42, 0.16, 0.45 and 0.75 respectively).

conclusionDVT has high prevalence in Jeddah; KSA. Thrombophilia screening should be regular for elderly patients with diabetes, hypertension and bed-ridden patients with recurrent DVT or patients with other risk factors. Knowing the most common risk factors and their significance in developing DVT is essential for early detection of DVT to prevent unwanted complications for elderlies.

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Deep venous thrombosisElderlySurgical emergency

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