Table 1.
General patient characteristics
| Total n=89 |
CH Monkole n=24 |
HBMM n=36 |
C. Ngaliema n=29 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 64.4 ± 15.6 | 60.1 ± 15.7 | 63.3 ± 15.3 | 69.2 ± 15.1 |
| Gender | ||||
| Feminine | 63 (70.8%) | 18 (75%) | 23 (63.9%) | 22 (75.9%) |
| Male | 26 (29.2%) | 6 (25%) | 13 (36.1%) | 7 (24.1%) |
| Civil state | ||||
| Bachelor | 2 (2.2%) | 1 (4.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.4%) |
| Divorced | 3 (3.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (10.3%) |
| Married | 50 (56.2%) | 15 (62.5%) | 24 (66.7%) | 11 (37.9%) |
| widow/widower | 34 (38.2%) | 8 (33.3%) | 12 (33.3%) | 14 (48.3%) |
| Antecedents | ||||
| High blood pressure | 61 (68.5%) | 15 (62.5%) | 27 (75%) | 19 (65.5%) |
| Diabetes | 25 (28.1%) | 2 (8.3%) | 15 (41.7%) | 8 (27.6%) |
| Progressive cancer | 4 (4.5%) | 2 (8.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (6.9%) |
| Deep vein thrombosis (DTV) | 6 (6.7%) | 4 (16.7%) | 1 (2.8%) | 1 (3.4%) |
| Pulmonary embolism (PE) | 18 (20.2%) | 8 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (34.5%) |
| Surgery less than a week | 17 (19.1%) | 3 (12.5%) | 6 (16.7%) | 8 (27.6%) |
| Stroke | 5 (5.6%) | 1 (4.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (13.8%) |
| Symptoms | ||||
| Fever | 15 (16.9%) | 4 (16.7%) | 8 (22.2%) | 3 (10.3%) |
| Chest pain | 27 (30.3%) | 4 (16.7%) | 6 (16.7%) | 17 (58.6%) |
| Dyspnea | 69 (77.5%) | 20 (83.3%) | 25 (69.4%) | 24 (82.8%) |
| Physical asthenia | 22 (24.7%) | 4 (16.7%) | 7 (19.4%) | 11 (37.9%) |
| Lower limb pain | 10 (11.2%) | 2 (8.3%) | 7 (19.4%) | 1 (3.4%) |
| Swelling of the lower limbs | 9 (10.1%) | 3 (12.5%) | 5 (13.9%) | 1 (3.4%) |
| Physical examination | ||||
| Systolic blood pressure in mmHg | 133.7 ± 31.01 | 137.7 ± 36.4 | 129.1 ± 28.6 | 139.9 ± 27.7 |
| Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg | 78.7 ± 17.5 | 82.9 ± 23.5 | 71.9 ± 13.2 | 83.6 ± 14.06 |
| Body mass index in Kgs/m2 | 25.4 ± 4.5 | 27.7 ± 6.3 | 25.3 ± 3.9 | 23.8 ± 2.6 |
| Cardiac frequency /min | 92 ± 16.9 | 95.7 ± 19.08 | 92.06 ± 17.5 | 91.3 ±14.3 |
| Respiratory rate /min | 25.2 ± 6.08 | 28.3 ± 8.4 | 25.1 ± 4.1 | 22.7 ± 4.6 |
| Peripheral oxygen saturation in % | 89.8 ± 12.3 | 84.1 ± 15.8 | 92.5 ± 12.49 | 91.07 ± 5.8 |
| Temperature in °C | 36.4 ± 0.64 | 36.3 ± 0.6 | 36.36 ± 0.68 | 36.6 ± 0.62 |
| Clinical probability (modified and simplified Geneva score) | ||||
| Weak | 31 (16.3%) | 2 (8.3%) | 5 (13.9%) | 7 (24.1%) |
| Strong | 53 (27.9%) | 4 (16.7%) | 13 (36.1%) | 11 (37.9%) |
| Intermediate | 106 (55.8%) | 18 (75%) | 18 (50%) | 11 (37.9%) |
| D-dimer | 5171.4 ± 478.7 | 2740.4 ± 669.8 | 2443.2 ± 455.2 | 9680.5±1088.3 |
| Venous Doppler ultrasound of the lower limbs | ||||
| DVT- | 36(40.4%) | 11(45.8%) | 9(25.0%) | 16(55.1%) |
| DVT+ | 53(59.6%) | 13(54.2%) | 27(75.0%) | 13(44.9%) |