ICD-10 codes for DVT and pulmonary embolism were used to search for patients. The total number of patients with cancer was obtained from the medical records section of the electronic database. Ten thousand two hundred and ninety-nine patients with cancer were admitted to NKTI from 2005 to ...
ICD-9CM CODES 451.1Thrombosis of deep vessels of lower extremities 451.83Thrombosis of deep veins of upper extremities 541.9Deep vein thrombosis of unspecified site EPIDEMIOLOGY & DEMOGRAPHICS • Annual incidence in urban population is 1.6 cases/1000 persons. ...
Severe leg pain and swelling or limb ischemia An increased risk of recurrent VTE Increased severity of the post-thrombotic syndrome The mainstay of treatment is anticoagulation, though additional measures such as thrombolytic therapy and thrombectomy may be considered. References - CMAJ 2015 Nov 17...
According to ICD-10, dabigatran was mainly used in patients admitted with diagnosis of gonarthrosis (M17; N = 162) or knee injuries (S80-S89; N = 17), coxarthrosis (M16; N = 120), hip injuries (S70-S79; N = 38) whereas all other related ICD-10 diagnosis were less in common (...