Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Screening for Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis

Rebecca  G. Theophanous; Vinca W. Chow; David L. Convissar; Stephen C. Haskins; Robert A. Jones; Hari K. P. Kalagara; Yuriy S. Bronshteyn

doi:10.3791/64601

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Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Screening for Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis

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Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Screening for Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis

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06:45 min

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February 10, 2023

DOI:

10.3791/64601-v

DOI:

10.3791/64601-v

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06:45 min

February 10, 2023

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Rebecca G. Theophanous¹, Vinca W. Chow², David L. Convissar³, Stephen C. Haskins^4,5, Robert A. Jones⁶, Hari K. P. Kalagara⁷, Yuriy S. Bronshteyn⁸

¹Department of Emergency Medicine,Duke University School of Medicine ²Department of Anesthesiology,Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center ³Department of Anesthesiology,Massachusetts General Hospital ⁴Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management,Hospital for Special Surgery ⁵Department of Anesthesiology,Weill-Cornell Medical College ⁶Department of Emergency Medicine,MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University ⁷Department of Anesthesiology,Mayo Clinic ⁸Department of Anesthesiology,Duke University School of Medicine

Summary

Traditionally, lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is diagnosed by radiology-performed venous duplex ultrasound. Providers appropriately trained in focused point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can perform a rapid bedside examination with high sensitivity and specificity in critically ill patients. We describe the scanning technique for focused POCUS DVT lower extremity examination.