E-Thrombosis: occupation-specific hazard in electronic information and technology professionals.

Abstract

There are many known risk factors for the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). However, a recently observed risk factor is prolonged sitting (or immobility) for occupational dispensation. Some occupations, especially electronic information technology (IT) professionals, computer gamers, programmers, etc., are amenable to prolonged sitting periods for their work. Such a trend significantly increased in the corporate world during the covid pandemic restrictions and work-from-home policy of the IT companies. We have reported a case of the sudden death of an IT professional due to DVT and PTE. There is a conspicuous indication of the association between prolonged sitting hours and the development of DVT and PTE. This is also known as e-thrombosis. The prolonged seated immobility thromboembolic syndrome is a recently observed phenomenon in professionals having prolonged seated working styles. This paper is a case-based review of all tenets, i.e., clinical presentation, autopsy pathology, and preventive measures of the prolonged seated immobility thromboembolism associated with a sedentary working style.