OCCURRENCE OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS IN SPINAL CORD INJURED PATIENTS

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Authors

  • Mahmood Ahmad Combined Military Hospital Quetta
  • Pervaiz Hassan Khan Niazi Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine Rawalpindi
  • Naveed Mumtaz Combined Military Hospital Quetta Pakistan
  • Mahmood Khan Combined Military Hospital Quetta Pakistan
  • Zahid Rustam Combined Military Hospital Quetta Pakistan

Keywords:

Deep vein thrombosis, spinal cord injury

Abstract

The aim of this descriptive study was to describe the occurrence of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in spinal cord injured patients. 50 patients of both sexes (43 men and 7 women) with less then 90 days duration of injury and without other risk factors of DVT were studied over a period of two years. Most of the patients were in 20-39 years age group. They were evaluated for DVT on development of clinical signs or completion of 90 days of injury by Duplex Ultrasound Scan. DVT was found in 6 subjects (12%), all were male. One patient had bilateral, two had right sided and three had left sided involvement. None of the patients with incomplete spinal cord injury developed DVT. DVT is not a rare complication as is considered commonly and therefore requires adequate prophylactic measures in patients with concomitant various risk factors.

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Published

30-09-2005

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 3 (2005): September

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

1.
Ahmad M, Niazi PHK, Mumtaz N, Khan M, Rustam Z. OCCURRENCE OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS IN SPINAL CORD INJURED PATIENTS: Deep Vein Thrombosis. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2005 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 27];55(3):193-7. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1260