Risk factors for preoperative deep venous thrombosis in hip fracture patients: a meta-analysis

ConclusionsMany factors, including advanced age, female patients, high-energy injury, prolonged time from injury to admission, prolonged time from injury to surgery, patients with a history of coronary heart disease, dementia, liver and kidney diseases, pulmonary disease, smoking, and thrombosis, fibrinogen, C-reactive protein, and  <  35 g/l albumin, were found to be associated with preoperative DVT. Our findings suggested that the patient with above characteristics might have preoperative DVT.Level of evidence: Level III.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research