umber of clots found in the arms of high risk surgical patients with a drip

Not Applicable

• Conditions: pper limb deep vein thrombosis; Upper limb deep vein thrombosis; Surgery - Other surgery; Cardiovascular - Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000501640
• Lead Sponsor: James Cook University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

65 years or older
-a cannula in forearm/dorsum of the hand, inserted on admission
-FBC and INR performed on admission
-Patients with one or more of the following criteria:
-underlying malignancy ,
-thrombophilias (Factor C deficiency, Factor S deficiency, Factor 5 Leiden mutation, Anti thrombin 3 deficiency, anti-phospholipid syndrome, Prothrombin 20210A mutation)
-previous surgery or trauma
A high risk surgical patient will be classified as a patient with two or more risk factors (one of the risk factors will be aged over 65).

Exclusion Criteria

-previous or current trauma of upper limb or chest
-previous or current upper limb, neck or axillary surgery
-previous or current upper limb DVT
-previous mastectomy
-thoracic outlet syndrome
-enlarged lymph nodes/tumours causing upper limb venous compression

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine the incidence of upper limb DVTs in high risk surgical patients with cannulas in the dorsal hand/forearm. This will be assessed using ultrasound. [30 days after enrolment]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To identify upper limb DVTs in high risk surgical patients with cannulas. This will be assessed using ultrasound. [30 days after enrolment]