A case series of venous thromboembolic disease in a semi-urban setting in Cameroon.
Clovis NkokeDenis TeuwafeuAlice MapinaCyrille NkouonlackPublished in: BMC research notes (2019)
Twenty-two patients were admitted for VTE. There were 12 (54.4%) men. The mean age was 54.9 ± 13.9 years (range: 31-77 years). The main risk factors were immobilization (40.9%), HIV infection (22.7%), tuberculosis (18.2%), obesity (13.6%) and cancer (13.6%). Nineteen (86.4%) patients had deep venous thrombosis (DVT), 3(13.6%) had pulmonary embolism (PE). One patient had a concomitant DVT and PE. All patients received low molecular weight heparin and 76.2% were discharged on oral vitamin K antagonist while 23.8% were discharged on direct oral anticoagulants. The median length of hospital stay was 9.5 days (range: 4-34). Three deaths (13.6%) were recorded. This study describes VTE in a semi-urban setting in Cameroon and shows that immobility, HIV infection and tuberculosis are common risk factors for VTE in this semi-urban setting.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- venous thromboembolism
- pulmonary embolism
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- risk factors
- chronic kidney disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- metabolic syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- physical activity
- body mass index
- young adults
- patient reported outcomes
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- human immunodeficiency virus
- high fat diet induced
- hiv infected
- drug induced
- acute care