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KMID : 0877920090110030103
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Korean Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynocology
2009 Volume.11 No. 3 p.103 ~ p.107
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The Role of Duplex Ultrasonography on Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis the Legs in Obstetrics and Gynecology patients
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Kim Hyang-kyoung
Kwon Tae-Won
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Abstract
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is serious condition which is reponsible for deaths from pulmonary embolism or debilitating complications from postthrombotic syndrome, and the incidence is not infrequent from hypercoagulability in some gynecologic and obstetric settings. In high-risk patients with clinical symptoms of edema or pain of lower extremity, careful consideration should be paid to exclude DVT. Because clinical examination alone has a sensitivity of only 30% in diagnosing DVT, clinicians should have a low threshold to order diagnostic tests. Duplex ultrasonography is the most useful non-invasive test for detecting acute DVT, and highly sensitive and specific.
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KEYWORD
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Deep vein thrombosis, Duplex ultrasonography
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