Sometimes, doctors find a way to use technology that hits all the right notes -- it’s easy on your body, gives fast results, and doesn’t cause any side effects. That’s just the case with Doppler ...
Immediate compression could help prevent complications after deep-vein thrombosis Study supports use of this simple, low-cost intervention even for patients without symptoms Date: September 20, 2018 ...
Patients with deep vein thrombosis who underwent immediate compression therapy had significantly lower rates of residual vein obstruction and post-thrombotic syndrome than those who received no ...
The diagnosis of PTS is made when the classic signs and symptoms develop in patients with a history of DVT. Two clinical tools may be used to help measure the degree of PTS: the Villalta scale and the ...
The use of ultrasound waves for deep vein thrombosis may help dissolve blood clots in less time than using clot-busting drugs alone, according to researchers. The use of ultrasound waves for deep vein ...
Adding intravascular ultrasound energy does not improve the efficacy of catheter-directed thrombolysis therapy in patients with acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a randomized ...
Conducting serial compression ultrasonography with Doppler imaging of the iliac vein over the course of 7 days can rule out deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) in symptomatic pregnant women, according to a ...
FLORENCE — Japanese surgeons identified a 21% rate of deep venous thrombosis in patients after double-bundle arthroscopic ACL reconstruction. “The incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients ...
Barcelona, Spain: If doctors in hospital emergency departments are trained to carry out ultrasound on patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), they can nearly halve the time the patients ...