Research Article
Pregnancy and Venous Thromboembolism: Risk Factors, Trends, Management, and Mortality
Table 2
Clinical presentations of VTE (DVT and PE) and distribution of DVT site involvement in patients.
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| DVT site () | Left leg DVT | 116 | 77.4 | Right leg DVT | 23 | 15.3 | Bilateral DVT | 8 | 5.3 | Upper limbs | 3 | 2.0 | Clinical presentations of VTE () | Lower leg pain | 103 | 57.2 | Lower limb swelling | 98 | 54.4 | Entire leg swelling | 64 | 35.6 | Shortness of breath | 37 | 20.6 | Chest pain | 36 | 20.2 | Calf swelling >3 cm | 23 | 12.8 | Localized tenderness | 16 | 8.9 | Pitting edema | 10 | 5.6 |
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