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The frequency of Deep Vein Thrombosis in patients with hip fractures
Mansoor Ali Khan1, Sateesh Pal1, Muhammad Amin Chinoy1
1Department of Orthopedics, The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Objective:
To find out the frequency of deep vein thrombosis in hip fracture patients.
Methods:
The prospective, cross-sectional study Was conducted at Indus Hospital, Karachi, from November 2016 to September 2017, and comprised patients with hip fractures who were scanned for the presence of deep vein thrombosis on both lower limbs preoperatively at the time of presentation and postoperatively on post-op day 3 and day 28. No thrombo-prophylaxis was provided to the patients. Risk factors for deep vein thrombosis were also assessed. Data was analysed using SPSS 21..
Results:
Of the 109 patients, 50(46%) were male and 59(64%) were females. The overall mean age was 64.59 ± 9.82 years. Deep vein thrombosis was found in 4(3.66%) patients; 2(50%) preoperatively and 2(50%) in the early postoperative period. No deep vein thrombosis was found in any patient on postop day 28..
Conclusion:
The frequency of deep vein thrombosis in Pakistani geriatric patients with hip fractures was found to be low compared to the western population.
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