Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism

Machaj Dominik, Cyboran Katarzyna, Płaczek Alicja, Baran Marlena, Wojnowski Michał. Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2020;10(6):88-94. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2020.10.06.009 https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2020.10.06.009 https://zenodo.org/record/3889858 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2020; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 25.05.2020. Revised: 30.05.2020. Accepted: 11.06.2020. Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism Dominik Machaj dominik5a4@tlen.pl Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki Street 19, 20-093 Lublin Poland Katarzyna Cyboran katarzyna_cyboran@o2.pl Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Oleska Street 48, 45-052 Opole Poland Alicja Płaczek alicja60@poczta.onet.pl Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia Street 6, 35-310 Rzeszow Poland Marlena Baran mbaran96@gmail.com Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia Street 6, 35-310 Rzeszow Poland Michał Wojnowski wojnowski.michal20@gmail.com Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia Street 6, 35-310 Rzeszow Poland Abstract The formation of a thrombus in a vein leads to a narrowing of its lumen and a reduction in blood flow, which results in the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE). It manifests itself in most cases, including pain, swelling and redness of the affected limb. Data published in 2007 indicate that in 6 European Union countries as many as 370,000 deaths per year are a consequence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which is 75% a consequence of hospitalization. [2] [11] The causes of blood clots are found in the factors of the so-called Virchow triad. The main risk factors for venous thromboembolism as well as its complications of pulmonary embolism include thrombophilia, advanced age, previous VTE, immobilization of trauma or surgery. In the diagnosis of VTE, the determination of D-dimer level plays a key role. Key Words: venous thromboembolism; pulmonary embolism; deep vein thrombosis