Postoperative thrombosis in Thai women

The 125-I-labelled fibrinogen infusion test and phlebography were used to detect evidence of the postoperative development of deep-vein thrombosis (D.V.T) in the legs of 117 Thai women who had abdominal hysterectomy for benign conditions and of 52 who had major pelvic surgery for malignant disease of the ovary, uterus, and cervix. D.V.T. was demonstrated in 1.7% and 3.8%, respectively. Comparison of these results with an almost identical study in Oxford showed that D.V.T. was significantly more common in women in England - i.e., 12% and 35% in those with benign or malignant diseases, respectively.