Abstract
Pregnant women are at inherently higher risk for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) but have traditionally been excluded in studies looking at clinical signs and symptoms of DVT. This cross-sectional study enrolled 194 pregnant women suspected of having DVT. Each woman was assessed by a thrombosis expert who assigned a pretest probability (low, moderate, or high) and recorded presence of 11 clinical variables thought to be associated with DVT. Each patient underwent compression ultrasonography (US). If the initial US was negative, the patient had 3 months of clinical follow-up to ensure there was no DVT present; some women with initial negative imaging had repeat US on days 3 and 7, along with 3-month follow-up.
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