RT Book, Section
A1 Tortorich, Amy
A1 Gens, David R.
A2 Farcy, David A.
A2 Chiu, William C.
A2 Marshall, John P.
A2 Osborn, Tiffany M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135702601
T1 Deep Vein Thrombosis
T2 Critical Care Emergency Medicine, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071838764
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135702601
RD 2024/04/18
AB In  the  United  States,  it  is  estimated  that  roughly  100  per  100,000  people  per  year  experience  a  first-time  venous  thromboembolism  (VTE).  Of  these  cases,  two-thirds  are  caused  by  deep  vein  thrombosis  (DVT).1  Much  literature  has  been  devoted  to  the  occurrence  of  VTE  in  hospitalized  patients  who  are  ill  or  recovering  from  a  surgical  procedure.  However,  many  patients  present  as  outpatients  to  the  emergency  room  with  symptoms  related  to  their  VTE.  This  chapter  focuses  on  the  current  practices  for  evaluation  and  diagnosis  of  DVT  and  hopes  to  help  guide  the  emergency  physician  through  the  current  evidence-based  clinical  practice  guidelines  for  antithrombotic  and  thrombolytic  therapy.2,3