The incidence of postoperative DVT in Sudanese patients undergoing prostatectomy is 9.6%, which is notably lower than rates reported in European populations.
Supports potential regional variation in post-prostatectomy DVT risk; leaves open tailored prophylaxis recommendations.
One hundred and four Sudanese patients who had undergone the operation of prostatectomy (transvesical or retropubic but not transurethral) in Khartoum Civil Hospital were investigated for evidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis (D VT) by the use of the 125 1-fibrinogen test. Of these 104 patients, 10 had evidence of DVT, i.e. an incidence of 9.6 per cent. This differs sharply from the incidence (21-47 per cent) reported from Swedish and British hospitals, and further confirms our previous findings that the incidence of postoperative D VT in Sudanese patients is significantly lower than in European patients.
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