Why the study?
Does acute surgical thrombectomy combined with anticoagulation compared to anticoagulation alone reduce the incidence of pulmonary embolism in patients with acute iliofemoral venous thrombosis?
Population
49 patients with acute iliofemoral venous thrombosis.
Comparison
Acute surgical thrombectomy combined with a… vs Conservative treatment with systemic…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 month
Authors
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Similar embolization rates with or without thrombectomy; leaves open whether surgery reduces PE risk in acute iliofemoral thrombosis.
Does acute surgical thrombectomy combined with anticoagulation compared to anticoagulation alone reduce the incidence of pulmonary embolism in patients with acute iliofemoral venous thrombosis?
Pulmonary embolism is present in nearly half of patients with acute iliofemoral venous thrombosis on admission, and both anticoagulation alone and thrombectomy with anticoagulation are similarly effective in preventing further embolization.
Plate et al. (1985) studied this question.
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