Single whole‐leg compression ultrasound for exclusion of deep vein thrombosis in symptomatic ambulatory patients: a prospective observational cohort study

• Published in: British journal of haematology Vol. 164; no. 3; pp. 422 - 430
• Main Authors: Horner, Daniel, Hogg, Kerstin, Body, Richard, Jones, Steve, Nash, Michael J., Mackway‐Jones, Kevin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell 01.02.2014
• Subjects: Anticoagulants; anticoagulation; Biological and medical sciences; Cohort Studies; Female; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; Humans; imaging; Leg - blood supply; Leg - diagnostic imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; thrombosis; Treatment Outcome; Tumors; Ultrasonography - methods; Venous Thrombosis - diagnosis; Venous Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging; whole‐leg compression ultrasound; Human; Compression; Observational study; Hematology; anticoagulation; Deep vein thrombosis; Cardiovascular disease; Anticoagulant; imaging; Venous disease; Leg; whole-leg compression ultrasound; Vascular disease; Prospective; Cancerology; Treatment; thrombosis; Cohort study; Medical imagery; Venous thrombosis; Ambulatory; Ultrasound

Summary International guidance has recently recommended serial proximal compression ultrasound (CUS) as first line imaging for suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Single whole‐leg CUS is a routine alternative diagnostic strategy that can reduce repeated attendances and identify alternative patholo...