Table 2.
Prevalence of DVT
| All patients N = 125 N (%; 95% CI) |
Patients with previous VTE (during admission) N = 34 N (%; 95% CI) |
Patient without previous VTE during admission N = 91 N (%; 95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | |||
| Asymptomatic DVT found with US-screening | 5 (4.0%; 1.3–9.1%) | 3 (8.8%; 1.9–23.7%) | 2 (2.2%; 0.3–7.7%) |
| VTE diagnosed within 28 days after study ultrasound | 9 (7.2%; 3.3–13.2%) | 1 (2.9%; 0.1–15.3%) | 8 (8.8%; 3.9–16.6%) |
| Pulmonary embolism | 9 (7.2%; 3.3–13.2%) | 1 (2.9%; 0.1–15.3%) | 8 (8.8%; 3.9–16.6%) |
| DVT leg | 0 (0.0%; 0.0–2.9%) | 0 (0%; 0.0–10.3%) | 0 (0%; 0.0–4.0%) |
| DVT arm | 0 (0.0%; 0.0–2.9%) | 0 (0%; 0.0–10.3%) | 0 (0%; 0.0–4.0%) |
| Days after study ultrasound—median (IQR) | 3 (0.5–7.5) | 0 (N/A) | 3.5 (1.3 -7.8) |
| 30 day mortality | 10 (8.0%; 3.9–14.2%) | 1 (2.9%; 0.1–15.3%) | 8 (8.8%; 3.9–16.6%) |
Data are presented as absolute numbers with (%), interquartile range (IQR) or 95% confidence intervals (95% CI)
US ultrasound, VTE venous thromboembolism, DVT deep vein thrombosis