Whole-Arm Ultrasound to Rule Out Suspected Upper-Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Outpatients

Abstract

Upper-extremity deep venous thrombosis (UE-DVT) accounts for approximately 14% of all cases of DVT. 1 Because UE-DVT may provoke pulmonary embolism (PE), prompt diagnosis is necessary to select the patients who require anticoagulation. This study aimed to evaluate the failure rate of ultrasonographic screening for UE-DVT.