Evaluation of Deep Veins Thrombosis in Lower Limbs Fractures using Ultrasonography

Abstract

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the third cardiovascular disease most frequent in the word. DVT can go away naturally,but the most serious complication is when a thrombosis dislodge and travels to lungs to become a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. This was descriptive cross sectional study conducted in AL-Ribat University Hospital (RUH), in the period from february 2017 to uolio 2018.The aim of this study is to assessDeep Vein Thrombosis after trauma by using doppler ultrasound. The problem of this study isthe most serious complication is when a thrombosis dislodge and travels to lungs to become a life-threatening pulmonary embolism.This study was done among 50 Sudanese patients came to department to exclude DVT (50 patients with DVT ). The study was include variables divided as gender, age, location of DVT(which veins), characteristics of DVT(visualization, vessel compressibility, surface characteristics, texture, vessel size, ), types of DVT. The study found acute DVT (80%) is more incident than chronic DVT(20%), proximal (FV) 36% is more prevalent than distal (POP.V) DVT 7%. The important acquired risk factors include prolong immobilization of the leg and trauma, the most appearance of DVT is hypoechoic, irregular surface, size of vein is larger than the normal size, the vessel semi compress, the blood flow not seen if totally obstructed, . finally the most differential diagnosis of DVT is enlarged inguinal lymph node.