Table 2.
Characteristics of cases potentially having deep vein thrombosis (DVT) among intensive care unit (ICU) admitted patients
| Variable |
Color Doppler ultrasound
for DVT |
P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (n=452) | Positive (n=48) | ||
| Age (year) | 51 ± 19 | 60 ± 18 | 0.02 |
| Gender (male) | 259 (57.3%) | 30 (62.5%) | 0.6 |
| APACHE II | 14.2 ± 5.4 | 16.1 ± 4.8 | 0.2 |
| ICU stay (Day) | 21 ± 31 | 30 ± 30 | 0.01 |
| Diagnoses | |||
| Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke | 82 (18.1%) | 10 (20.8%) | 0.7 |
| Multiple Trauma | 124 (27.5 %) | 12 (25%) | 0.8 |
| Respiratory Distress | 49 (10.8%) | 6 (12.5%) | 0.7 |
| Acute Abdomen | 45 (9.9%) | 5 (10.4%) | 0.8 |
| Acute Ischemic Stroke | 48 (10.6 %) | 5 (10.4%) | 0.9 |
| Cancer | 23 (5.1%) | 3 (6.2%) | 0.7 |
| Sepsis | 36 (8%) | 3 (6.3%) | 0.7 |
| Loss of consciousness | 24 (5.3%) | 1 (2.1%) | 0.6 |
| Others | 21(4.7%) | 3 (6.2%) | 0.7 |
| Type of DVT Prophylaxis | |||
| LMWH | 137 (30.3%) | 19 (39.6%) | 0.5 |
| Heparin | 191 (42.2%) | 12 (25%) | 0.05 |
| IPC and GCS | 124 (27.5%) | 17 (35.4%) | 0.5 |
| ICU Mortality | 88 (19.5%) | 13 (27.1%) | 0.5 |
APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; LMWH: low molecular weight heparin; IPC: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression; GCS: graduated compression stockings; DVT: deep vein thrombosis, ICU: intensive care unit; data were presented as mean ± standard deviation or number and percentage.