Deep Vein Thrombosis in the Elderly

2017 ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Comerota
Keyword(s):  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Deep Vein

Accuracy of age-adjusted D-dimer to rule out deep vein thrombosis in the elderly

2019 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 148-150
Author(s):  
Nicoletta Riva ◽  
Marc Righini ◽  
Giuseppe Camporese ◽  
Matteo Iotti ◽  
Eugenio Bucherini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Deep Vein ◽  
D Dimer ◽  
Rule Out

scholarly journals Research Progress of Nursing Care for Elderly Patients With Complicating Postoperative Hip Fracture Deep Vein Thrombosis in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Dandan Zheng ◽  
Wentao Cheng ◽  
Heyu Wu ◽  
Haichao Wu ◽  
Yuqi Cao
Keyword(s):  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Hip Fracture ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Deep Vein

Introduction: The aging of China's population has further deepened, and according to the results of the seventh national census, the population aged 60 years and above in China was 264.02 million, accounting for 18.70% (China.2021).The rapid growth of the elderly population has led to an increase a geriatric orthopedic morbidity. The hip fracture is one of the common orthopedic diseases, which has posed a severe threat to the elderly's life and health (Yu, 2019).Purpose: In this study, we investigated the domestic and international literature, focusing on the analysis of DVT nursing prevention programs for elderly patients after hip arthroplasty, and proposed the current nursing research progress in preventing DVT to help elderly patients actively cope with DVT, improve the quality of life in later life, and make DVT a truly preventable disease.Method: Electronic searches using scholarly databases were employed and only significant articles that met the review objective were utilized.Findings: Currently, the main treatment option for hip fracture patients in clinical practice is surgery, and how to prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is an important task in the postoperative care of elderly orthopedic patients (Li, 2016). Research studies have shown that all elderly patients are at a very high risk of DVT during hospitalization, but the current trend is that 50% of patients at high risk of thrombosis are still not actively and effectively prevented from developing thrombosis for various reasons.Conclusion: This disease, which has a high incidence, a high mortality rate, and is difficult to prevent, requires increased attention and necessitates exploration to derive effective nursing intervention programs and related nursing measures to prevent reduce the formation of DVT and alleviate suffering for patient (Xu, 2016).In this review, we summarized the main nursing methods for preventing deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities after hip fracture surgery in the elderly. Elderly patients are a special group of people, both physically and psychologically in a relatively fragile state, especially after the operation, so they need to be more careful in nursing work. In addition to general physical care, the care of their psychological state is also extremely important. This article describes in detail the physiological and psychological nursing interventions for patients, which can effectively guide and help medical staff to cope with the clinical care of such patients, and enable patients to better recover from surgery and trauma, and obtain a good prognosis.

C0566: Gender Impact in Deep Vein Thrombosis in the Elderly Patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. S113
Author(s):  
F. Said ◽  
M. Smiti Khanfir ◽  
T. Ben Salem ◽  
A. Hamzaoui ◽  
M. Lamloum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Deep Vein

scholarly journals Prevalence of Venous Thromboembolism in Kumasi: A Postmortem-Based Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 117954842095636
Author(s):  
Paul Poku Sampene Ossei ◽  
Isaac Kofi Owusu ◽  
Gerald Owusu-Asubonteng ◽  
Frank Ankobea-Kokroe ◽  
William Gilbert Ayibor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Distribution Analysis ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Deep Vein

Background: There is a dearth of publications on the prevalence of venous thromboembolism in Ghana. Knowledge of the prevalence of venous thromboembolism, which is often undetected clinically, will help save lives as appropriate interventions can be made as well as provide a general clue to clinicians on detecting venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism. Methods: The study employs a retrospective design with data extracted from the Autopsy Daybook of the Pathology unit, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, 2009 to 2016. Data on patients’ demographics were retrieved to establish diagnoses and age and gender distribution. Analysis was made of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis as a cause of death recorded on death certificates using the criteria of the International Classification of Diseases, version 10. Results: A total of 150 cases of deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism were available for the study period and the results showed an average age of 45.3 years with a standard deviation of 19.96. The ages ranged between 3 years and 96 years with the age group 31 to 40 years being the modal age group. Males recorded the highest number of cases with 92 (59.35%) compared to females with 63 (40.65%). Respiratory disorders, of which pneumonia is the most prevalent, are the leading clinical condition that is often misdiagnosed in place of pulmonary thromboembolism. Conclusion: VTE is a major health problem especially among the elderly, but unfortunately the clinical diagnosis is usually missed by clinicians hence the need to maintain a high suspicion index.

scholarly journals Deep-Vein Thrombosis in the Elderly

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Piazza ◽  
Ali Seddighzadeh ◽  
Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Keyword(s):  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Thromboembolism Prophylaxis ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis ◽  
Deep Vein

Venous thromboembolism, including deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a major source of morbidity and mortality among elderly patients. To improve our understanding of elderly patients with deep-vein thrombosis, we compared 1932 patients with deep-vein thrombosis aged 70 years or older with 2554 nonelderly patients in a prospective registry of consecutive ultrasound-confirmed deep-vein thrombosis patients. The mean age of elderly patients was 78.9 ± 6.1 years compared with 51.8 ± 12.9 years in nonelderly ( P < .0001). Elderly patients were more likely to have prior recent hospitalization (49.2% vs 44.7%, P = .03), congestive heart failure (20.5% vs 9.9%, P < .0001), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (18.2% vs 11.7%, P < .0001), and recent immobilization (50.5% vs 39.6%, P < .0001) than the nonelderly patients. Elderly patients were less likely to present with typical deep-vein thrombosis symptoms of extremity discomfort (44.4% vs 60.6%, P < .0001) and difficulty ambulating (8.4% vs 11.2%, P = .002). Only 41% of elderly patients subsequently diagnosed with deep-vein thrombosis had received any venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. In conclusion, elderly patients with deep-vein thrombosis represent a particularly vulnerable population with numerous comorbid conditions. Diagnosis can present a challenge because typical deep-vein thrombosis symptoms may be absent. Fewer than 50% of elderly patients with deep-vein thrombosis had received any venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.

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