Emergency department diagnosis of upper extremity deep venous thrombosis using bedside ultrasonography. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A 27-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 1-day history of severe right upper extremity pain and swelling. The patient's status is post open reduction internal fixation for a left tibial plateau fracture, which was complicated by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis. A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line was subsequently placed for intravenous antibiotic therapy. Emergency department bedside ultrasound examination of both the right axillary vein and subclavian vein near the PICC line tip revealed deep venous thrombosis of both veins. Bedside upper extremity vascular ultrasonography can assist in the rapid diagnosis of upper extremity deep venous thrombosis in the emergency department.

publication date

  • April 16, 2012

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC3397657

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1186/2036-7902-4-4

PubMed ID

  • 22871175

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 4

issue

  • 1