DOI: 10.36106/ijsr/2608614 ISSN:
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
Ketan Vagholkar, Tanay Purandare- General Medicine
- Microbiology (medical)
- Immunology
- Immunology and Allergy
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- General Environmental Science
- Automotive Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- General Medicine
- General Medicine
- General Medicine
- General Medicine
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) usually affects the deep vein of the legs, though it may also occur in the veins of the arms, mesenteric and cerebral veins. Venous thromboembolism can cause sudden pulmonary embolism with instantaneous death. In patients who have developed deep vein thrombosis there is likelihood of recurrent thrombosis and post thrombotic syndrome. Deep venous thrombosis is preventable in majority of the cases. Understanding the etiopathogenesis, clinical presentation, evaluation and management is essential for both prevention and management thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with the disease