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ArticleResearch and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis2023

Excluding pregnancy-associated deep vein thrombosis with whole-leg ultrasound.

Anna L Parks, Masarret Fazili, Valerie Aston, T Flint Porter, D Ware Branch, Scott C Woller, Gregory L Snow, Scott M Stevens

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Article in Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anna L ParksDivision of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Masarret FaziliDepartment of Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Valerie AstonDepartment of Pulmonary/Critical Care, Intermountain Medical Center, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
T Flint PorterDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Intermountain Medical Center, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
D Ware BranchDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Scott C WollerDepartment of Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Gregory L SnowStatistical Data Center, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Scott M StevensDepartment of Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center, Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Intermountain Medical Center · USUniversity of Utah · USIntermountain Healthcare · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is common in pregnancy, yet data are limited on the best diagnostic strategies in pregnant patients suspected of DVT. Objectives: We conducted a prospective cohort study to evaluate the rate of symptomatic DVT in the 90 days after a negative whole-leg compression ultrasound (CUS) in pregnant women presenting with DVT symptoms. Methods: In this prospective cohort study, we enrolled pregnant patients suspected of DVT between 2011 and 2019 who were referred to the vascular imaging laboratory at a tertiary care center and had anticoagulation held after a negative whole-leg CUS. Primary outcome was objectively confirmed DVT or pulmonary embolism or death due to venous thromboembolism (VTE). Results: Whole-leg CUS yielded normal results in 186 patients (97.9%) and identified DVT in 4 (2.1%). The mean age was 30 and 164 were White. Among the 186 patients with a negative, initial whole-leg CUS who did not receive anticoagulation, there were 2 DVT events identified over the 90-day follow-up period, for an overall rate of 1.1% (95% CI: 0.2-3.4%). The study was terminated before full planned accrual for administrative reasons. Conclusion: The rate of symptomatic DVT is low in pregnant patients who have a single, negative whole-leg CUS and did not receive anticoagulation. Adequately powered studies should prospectively assess whole-leg CUS in a larger population alone and in combination with pre-test probability scores and/or D-dimer to determine its role in the evaluation of suspected DVT in pregnancy.

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legpregnancyprospective studiesthrombosisvenous thromboembolism

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