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Pages 371-374 (November - December 1992)
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Vol. 28. Issue 8.
Pages 371-374 (November - December 1992)
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Trombosis venosa profunda en el embolismo pulmonar. Prevalencia y valoración de su semiología clínica
Deep venous thrombosis in pulmonary embolism. Prevalence and assessment of its clinical semiology
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F. Uresandi, M. Iriberri, V. Bustamante, V. Sobradillo
Servicio de Neumología, Hospital de Cruces. Vizcaya
F. Muñoz*, M.A. Antoñana*
* Sección de Radiología Vascular. Hospital de Cruces. Vizcaya
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Para conocer en nuestro medio la prevalencia de la trombosis venosa profunda (TVP) en pacientes con tromboembolismo pulmonar (TEP) y la sensibilidad y especificidad de sus signos clínicos, realizamos en nuestro Servicio un estudio prospectivo durante 15 meses de todos los pacientes diagnosticados de TEP por gammagrafía pulmonar de alta probabilidad y/o arteriografía positiva. Utilizamos como método diagnóstico de TVP la técnica de referencia, flebografía de contraste.

Se practicó la flebografía en 46/63 (73%) pacientes diagnosticados de TEP, que constituyen el grupo objeto de este estudio. La prevalencia de TVP fue del 83%, correspondiendo un 15% a trombosis venosa de territorio sural. La sensibilidad de la semiología clínica de TVP fue del 42% y su especificidad del 87%.

With the purpose of establishing in our medium the preva lence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients with pul monary embolism (PE) and specificity and sensitivity of clinical signs, we performed a prospective study over a period of 15 months including all patients diagnosed of PE by high proba bility lung sean and/or positive pulmonary angiography in our department. The diagnostic test employed was the gold standard for DVT: contrast phlebography.

Sixty three patients were diagnosed of PE. Phlebography was performed in 46/63 (73%), which was the group considered for the present study. DVT prevalence was 83%, 15% corresponding to DVT in the sural territory. Sensitivity of clinical semiology of DVT was 42% and specificity 87%.

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