Preoperative Evaluation of Soleal Vein Diameter by Ultrasound Is Beneficial for Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis after Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty
Table 4
Logistic regression analysis to identify the independent risk factors for total and symptomatic DVT.
Variables
Risk factors for total DVT
Risk factors for symptomatic DVT
P-value
OR
95% CI
P-value
OR
95% CI
Age
1.040
1.005-1.076
0.802
1.009
0.941-1.081
Gender
0.233
0.622
0.285-1.358
-
-
-
Stroke
0.238
1.536
0.753-3.132
-
-
-
SV diameter
10.014
3.167-31.657
0.017*
10.273
1.515-69.669
Surgery type (TKA)
0.424
0.215-0.837
0.064
0.133
0.016-1.121
Red blood cells
0.15
0.433
0.138-1.354
-
-
-
Hemoglobin
0.819
0.996
0.961-1.032
-
-
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SV, soleal vein; TKA, total knee arthroplasty. <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
