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Table 1 Characteristics of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with DVT between 16/10/2014 and 02/09/2015

From: Implementation of an acute DVT ambulatory care pathway in a large urban centre: current challenges and future opportunities

Patient Characteristics

Inpatient (n = 25)

Outpatient (n = 53)

Total (total n = 78)

Age

 Mean (SD)

48.1 (21.2)

47.8 (17.6)

47.7 (18.5)

 Median (IQR)

40 (34.5)

43 (32)

41 (32.3)

Gender

 Male

13 (52%)

33 (62%)

46 (59%)

 Female

12 (48%)

20 (38%)

32 (41%)

Wells Score:

 Unlikely

2 (8%)

6 (11%)

8 (10%)

 Likely

10 (40%)

24 (45%)

34 (44%)

 Not assessed

13 (52%)

23 (44%)

36 (46%)

D-dimer:

 Raised

12 (48%)

31 (58%)

43 (55%)

 Normal Range

0 (0%)

2 (4%)

2 (3%)

 Not measured

13 (52%)

20 (38%)

33 (42%)

History of VTE

9 (36%)

19 (36%)

28 (36%)

Provoking factor

17 (68%)

32 (60%)

49 (63%)

Associated PE

12 (48%)

3 (5%)

15 (19%)

Location:

 Upper limb

1 (4%)

1 (2%)

2 (3%)

 Lower limb

24 (96%)

52 (98%)

76 (97%)

Treatment:

 Rivaroxaban

4 (16%)

31 (58%)

35 (45%)

 LMWH

18 (72%)

22 (42%)

40 (51%)

 Not recorded

3 (12%)

0 (0%)

3 (4%)

Medical Comorbidities

5 (25%)

17 (32%)

23 (55%)

IVDU

10 (40%)

21 (42%)

31 (39%)

Bleeding Complications

1 (4%)

5 (9%)

6 (8%)

Not recorded

23 (92%)

29 (54%)

52 (66%)

Post Partum

1 (4%)

2 (4%)

3 (4%)