Prevalence of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Jeddah

Abstract

Objective: To study the prevalence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of all adult patients scanned by Doppler ultrasound in the Department of Vascular Imaging (DVI) at  King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) in Jeddah for patients who suspected to have DVT over a period of three years.

Methods: Retrospective study which included all the suspected cases of DVT visited  KAUH during the period between January 2013 to December 2015.

Results: 1201 patients of patients were diagnosed to have DVT with mean age of54.8±19.8 years. There were 708 females and 493males. Doppler ultrasound detected 186 (15.7%) DVT. 76.2% was found symptomatic such as pain, swelling and edema. Elderly has been found to be the most common risk factor 425 (27.09%).

Conclusion: A high incidence of DVT in Jeddah 15.7 % and females were affected more than males.