Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence and determine the characteristic features of venous thromboembolism in the Hong Kong Chinese population. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Regional hospital, Hong Kong. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Data were collected during a period of four years (1997-2000). Patients with duplex doppler ultrasonography or venography-documented venous thromboembolism and new episodes of deep vein thrombosis were identified from Department of Diagnostic Radiology records. Patients with high-probability ventilation-perfusion scans were identified from Department of Nuclear Medicine records and these scans were taken as evidence of pulmonary embolism. Patients with intermediate-probability ventilation-perfusion scans, with pulmonary embolism documented by either pulmonary angiography or spiral computed tomography scan, were also included in the study. Patients with autopsy-verified fatal pulmonary embolism were identified from Department of Pathology records. Patients with deep vein thrombosis at other sites were sought from patient discharge diagnostic coding data. Medical records were reviewed for patient characteristics and conditions associated with the development of venous thromboembolism. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | H S Y Liu, B C S Kho, J C W Chan, F M F Cheung, K Y Lau, F P T Choi, W C Wu, T K Yau |
Journal | Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi
(Hong Kong Med J)
Vol. 8
Issue 6
Pg. 400-5
(Dec 2002)
ISSN: 1024-2708 [Print] China |
PMID | 12459595
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal
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Topics |
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Comorbidity
- Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Hong Kong
(epidemiology)
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms
(epidemiology)
- Postoperative Complications
(epidemiology)
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
(epidemiology)
- Pulmonary Embolism
(chemically induced, epidemiology)
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Sex Distribution
- Substance Abuse, Intravenous
(epidemiology)
- Venous Thrombosis
(chemically induced, epidemiology)
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