Research Article
Sonographic and Clinical Features of Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Critical Care Patients
Table 2
Characteristics of the 36 cases with upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (UEDVT).
| Characteristics | Number (percent) |
| Location of UEVT | | Internal jugular vein | 25 | Subclavian vein | 27 | Innominate vein | 9 | Axillary vein | 11 | Brachial | 6 |
| Number of venous segments involved | | Single segment | 14 | Two segments | 12 | Three segments | 10 | Four segments | 4 | Five segments | 2 |
| Clinical characteristics | | Spontaneous thrombosis | 3 (8.3%) | Catheter-associated thrombosis | 33 (91.7%)* | Triple-lumen catheter | 14 (38.8%) | Hemodialysis (double-lumen catheter) | 19 (52.7%) | Malignancy | 14 (38.8%) | Hypercoagulable state | 8 (22.2%) | Total parenteral nutrition | 9 (25%) | Body mass index ≥35 kg/m2 | 8 (22.2%) | Asymptomatic thrombosis | 16 (44.4%) | Symptomatic thrombosis | 20 (55.6%) | Subsequent pulmonary embolism | 2 (5.5%) | ICU deaths | 1 (2.7%) | Therapeutic anticoagulation | 36 (100%) |
| General sonographic characteristics | | Acute thrombosis | 28 (77.8%)** | Chronic thrombosis | 8 (12.2%) |
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-associated versus spontaneous thrombosis and
**acute versus chronic thrombosis (both ; Fisher’s test).
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