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| Title |
Deep venous thrombosis after major abdominal surgery in a Ugandan hospital: a prospective study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1865-1380-6-43 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew L Muleledhu, Moses Galukande, Patson Makobore, Tom Mwambu, Faith Ameda, Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde |
| Abstract |
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among postoperative patients. Its incidence has been reported to range between 16% and 38% among general surgery patients and may be as high as 60% among orthopaedic patients. The most important clinical outcome of DVT is pulmonary embolism, which causes about 10% of hospital deaths. In over 90% of patients, occurrence of DVT is silent and presents no symptoms until onset of pulmonary embolism and/or sudden death. The only effective way of guarding against this fatal condition is therefore prevention/prophylaxis. However, prophylaxis programs are usually based on the estimated prevalence of DVT in that particular community. There is currently no data concerning rates of postoperative DVT in Uganda.The purpose of the study was therefore to determine the prevalence of DVT among postoperative patients at Mulago Uganda's National Referral Hospital. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 62 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Researcher | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 24 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 44% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 24 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
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