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Risk factors and HIV infection among patients diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis at a regional/tertiary hospital in Kimberley, South Africa

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 60 , issue 4 , 2018 , pages: 107–113

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2018.1432135

Author(s): FK Mampuya Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , WJ Steinberg Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , JE Raubenheimer Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa

Keywords: adult patients , cancer , doppler-proven DVT , DVT location , smoking , tuberculosis

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Abstract

Background: Common risk factors for developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are prolonged immobilisation, surgery, leg trauma or fracture, pregnancy, hormone therapy, heart failure, cancer, obesity, age, and smoking. The incidence of DVT in HIV-infected patients shows a two- to tenfold increase in comparison with a healthy population of similar age. This retrospective descriptive study evaluated the presence of risk factors for DVT and the prevalence of HIV infection in patients with confirmed DVT treated at Kimberley Hospital Complex, a regional/tertiary hospital in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, from January 2010 to December 2014.

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