Preoperative Evaluation of Soleal Vein Diameter by Ultrasound Is Beneficial for Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis after Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty
Table 1
Summary of patient characteristics.
Variables
No. of patients (N=402)
Age (years) (mean±SD)
63.55±11.25
Gender (female)
292 (72.6%)
BMI (kg/m2) (mean±SD)
25.31±4.31
Hypertension
181 (45.0%)
Diabetes mellitus
66 (16.4%)
Varicose veins
9 (2.2%)
Soleal vein diameter (cm) (mean±SD)
0.56±0.22
Malignancy
11 (3.4%)
Heart disease
46 (11.4%)
Smoking history
36 (9.0%)
Surgery type (TKA)
230 (57.2%)
Stroke
49 (12.2%)
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; TKA, total knee arthroplasty.
