Predisposing factors
Some risk factors suggest greater risk of venous thromboembolism than others:
- strong risk factors (odds ratio > 10)
- fracture (hip or leg)
- hip or knee replacement
- major general surgery
- major trauma
- spinal cord injury
- intermediate risk factors (odds ratio 2 to 9)
- arthroscopic knee surgery
- central venous lines
- chemotherapy
- chronic heart or respiratory failure
- hormone therapy
- malignancy
- oral contraceptive therapy
- paralytic stroke
- pregnancy/postpartum
- previous venous thromboembolism
- thrombophilia
- weak risk factors (odds ratio < 2)
- bed rest longer than 3 days
- immobility due to sitting (e.g. – car or air travel longer than eight hours_
- increasing age
- laproscopic surgery
- obesity (BMI>40kg/mm2)
- pregnancy/antepartum
- varicose veins (1)
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Related pages
- Obesity
- Smoking
- Surgery and risk of DVT
- Pregnancy
- Oral contraceptive pill
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Polycythaemia
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Antithrombin III deficiency
- Protein C deficiency
- Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
- Congestive heart failure
- Varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis
- Thrombophilia screen or screening
- Cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE)
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and venous thromboembolism (VTE)
- May-Thurner syndrome
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