Risk of deep vein thrombosis in patients with cellulitis and erysipelas A systematic review and meta-analysis
Gunderson CG, Chang JJ. Risk of deep vein thrombosis in patients with cellulitis and erysipelas A systematic review and meta-analysis. Thrombosis Research 2013, 132: 336-340. PMID: 23948644, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep vein thrombosisPrevalence of DVTPooled incidence rateCompression ultrasoundIncidence rateDVT rateVein thrombosisNewcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment ScaleRisk of DVTOverall pooled incidence rateProximal deep vein thrombosisOverall DVT rateUnilateral limb swellingLow-risk patientsGroup of patientsQuality Assessment ScaleRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchCohort studyRisk patientsCommon presentationLimb swellingProspective studyRetrospective studyCellulitis