Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg
April 2023
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the variability of risk factors among patients with lower limb venous thrombosis, either Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or Superficial Vein Thrombosis (SVT) in community patients with recent or current SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to a historical cohort.
Methods: We performed a historical retrospective analysis of all patients who presented to a primary health care unit and were diagnosed with DVT or SVT from January 2020 to December 2021. Historic controls were selected from January 2018 to December 2019.