Why the study?
Does preoperative venous wall thickening detected by ultrasound predict the development of deep-vein thrombosis in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery?
Population
100 consecutive patients undergoing hip fracture surgery
Comparison
Preoperative B-mode ultrasonography detecting… vs Patients without venous wall thickening detected…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 days postoperatively
Authors
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May identify high-risk hip fracture patients for monitoring; leaves open prospective validation before screening changes practice.
Does preoperative venous wall thickening detected by ultrasound predict the development of deep-vein thrombosis in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery?
Preoperative venous wall thickening detected by ultrasound strongly predicts the development of proximal DVT following hip fracture surgery, suggesting a role for targeted preoperative screening.
Cracowski et al. (1998) studied this question.
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