Clinical ultrasonography in venous thromboembolism disease

Publication date: Available online 28 September 2019Source: Revista Clínica Española (English Edition)Author(s): E. Moya Mateo, N. Muñoz RivasAbstractThe use of clinical ultrasonography has grown exponentially in the past decade in various medical settings. As with other areas of activity in the field of internal medicine, clinical ultrasonography has been implemented in venous thromboembolism disease (VTE), both in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). In this review, we cover the diagnostic techniques, both for DVT through compression ultrasonography (CUS) and for multiorgan ultrasonography, which include CUS, pulmonary ultrasonography in the search for pulmonary infarctions and echocardiography for detecting dilation and right ventricular dysfunction for the diagnosis of PE. We also establish the most common clinical scenarios in which clinical ultrasonography can be of assistance in actual clinical practice, as well as its limitations and current evidence.ResumenLa ecografía clínica (EC) se ha desarrollado exponencialmente en la última década en distintos ámbitos de la medicina. De igual manera que ha ocurrido en otros campos de actuación de la Medicina Interna, su uso se ha implantado en la enfermedad tromboembólica venosa (ETV), tanto en la trombosis venosa profunda (TVP) como en la embolia de pulmón (EP). En esta revisión se repasan las técnicas para el diagnóstico, tanto de la TVP a través de la ultrasonografía por compresión (USC), ...
Source: Revista Clinica Espanola - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research