UEDVT.ppt

Upper Limb DVT… It’s not just for legs anymore Tress Goodwin, SMSIVSurgical ICU, October 2007 Outline • Anatomy• Primary vs. Secondary ULDVT• Clinical features• Diagnosis• Treatment• Sequelae Upper vs. Lower DVTs • Virchow’s triad (venous stasis, hypercoagulability, endothelial trauma) • UL: Higher venous flow, less stasis, gravitational effects • Direct endothelial trauma: effort in primary; [...]