...Brownell Wheeler; Frederick A. Anderson, Jr. Clinical diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is unreliable, and treatment should not be undertaken without objective confirmation. The traditional ‘gold standard’ for the diagnosis of DVT has been venography, but ultrasonic imaging has now replaced...

... venography that the inaccuracy of the clinical diagnosis became apparent. Since then, management decisions have usually been based on objective diagnostic test. Venography is generally considered the reference method for the diagnosis of deep-vein thrombosis, but it is invasive and associated with serious...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Venous thromboembolism Necropsy Venography H a kinoKta«i« Original Paper Haemostasis...

...Lars C. Borris; Michael R. Lassen Venography is the key diagnostic method of screening for deep venous thrombosis in clinical prophylaxis studies. Although the venographic technique is standardized the outcome is subject to variation for several reasons. The different methodological pitfalls...

...Peer Wille-Jørgensen; Lars C. Borris; Michael Rud Lassen; Lars Nannestad Jørgensen; Ole Hauch; Anne Marie Nehen; Lasse Kjœr; René Jensen In order to investigate the influence of the interpretation of a postoperative venography, used as the scientific tool in a thromboprophylactic trial, twelve...

... of a prohibitively large number of patients in randomized trials evaluating anticoagulant regimens. Therefore, alternative efficacy outcome measures are desirable. This paper discusses the validity of the following alternative tests: venography and compression ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis; and pulmonary...

... thromboembolism Venography Clinical thromboembolism Prevention Prolonged prophylaxis Orthopaedic surgery Symptomatic thromboembolism Workshop 2 Chairman: S.P. Frostick Thromboprophylaxis after Hip and Knee Replacement: 6 Days or 3 Months? Haemostasis 2000;30(suppl 2):88 94 Extended Thromboprophylaxis...

... the North American Fragmin Trial Experience Russel D. Hull Thrombosis Research Unit, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Canada Key Words Extended prophylaxis W Venography W Cost analysis W North American Fragmin Trial College of Chest Physicians consensus conference for extended prophylaxis should...

...: A Pilot Study Comparing Danaparoid, Enoxaparin and Dalteparin The TIFDED1 Study Group Key Words Thromboprophylaxis W Hip fracture W Danaparoid W Enoxaparin W Dalteparin W Venous thromboembolism W Deep vein thrombosis W Venography vealed no statistically significant difference in efficacy or safety between...