Superficial Vein Thrombosis
Conditions
Keywords
superficial vein thrombosis, Saint Etienne region
Brief summary
To date, the investigators still do not know the annual incidence of Superficial Vein Thrombosis in the legs, although the investigators do know that this pathology is frequent and the investigators can assume its incidence is greater than Deep Vein Thrombosis which is of 1 to 2 cases per year per 1,000 inhabitants. Furthermore, the high percentage of SVT with concomitant DVT and Pulmonary Embolism only concerns patients seen in vascular medicine, so it is important to re-evaluate this rate on an unselected population from general practice.
Detailed description
The method is a prospective observational study involving all the general practitioners and vascular physicians of the Saint Etienne region, i.e. 276 general practitioners, 27 vascular physicians and 341,822 inhabitants. Any new case of symptomatic SVT in the legs suspected by the general practitioner and confirmed by compression ultrasonography by the vascular physician would be listed over one year. The confirmed SVTs, directly seen by the vascular physicians would also be listed. The incidence would be calculated by relating the total number of SVTs observed to the number of inhabitants of the Saint Etienne region. Information on whether concomitant DVT exists or not at the time of the compression ultrasonography would also be collected.
Interventions
OTHERconsultation with a vascular physician
As in usual practice, patient with suspected SVT will consult a vascular physician to diagnose SVT and eventually DVP/PE associated. Vascular physician will collect risk factors of SVT.
Sponsors
Ministry of Health, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* inhabitants of the Saint Etienne region * with suspected SVT * consulting general practitioners and or vascular physicians of the Saint Etienne region
Exclusion criteria
* SVT not confirmed by compression ultrasonography
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| symptomatic SVT | 1 year | new case of symptomatic SVT in the legs suspected by the general practitioner and confirmed by compression ultrasonography by the vascular physician |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SVT risk factors | 1 year | SVT risk factors will be collected during consultation with vascular physician. They are: varicose veins, history of thromboembolism, autoimmune disease,cancer, immobilization, recent surgery |
| SVT Clinical signs | 1 year | SVT clinical signs will be collected during consultation with general practitioner and or vascular physician. They are: palpable cords, pain, erythematous area and surrounding edema. |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed