Clinical Research

D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week

Volume: 3 Number: 1 March 19, 2009
  • Ayşegül Karalezli *
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D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week

Abstract

D-dimer has become one of the frequently used parameters in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism as it is a rapidly resulted test. D-dimer, as it is a fibrin destruction product, can also elevate in trauma, postoperative period, some acute and chronic diseases beside pulmonary thromboembolism. In literature, there is not enough study about D-dimer elevation in postoperative period. The purpose of our study is to determine postoperative D-dimer increase and show in which days this increase occurs. Electively operated 59 patients were included into this study. All patients over 40 years old were administered prophylaxis by low molecular weight heparin in preoperative and postoperative first days. We evaluated D-dimer levels of patients by using latex agglutination test on the first day of preoperative and postoperative 1st, 3rd, 7th and 15th days. The dispersal of operated patients: Multinodular goiter (13), cholelithiasis (12), inguinal hernia (10), pilonidal sinus (6), incisional hernia (5), others (13). D-dimer levels were 0.186 ± 0.344 mg/L preoperatively, 0.312 ± 0.346 mg/L on postoperative 1st days, 0.307 ± 0.410 mg/L 3rd day, 0.289 ± 0.443 mg/L 7th day and 0.271 ± 0.527 mg/L 15th day. D-dimer levels were found significantly higher on the postopetativelst and 3rd days when compared to preoperative levels (p< 0.001, p< 0.001, respectively). As a result, it is thought that tendency to thrombosis is higher in postoperative first week as defined in literature. Ayşegül KARALEZLİ, H. Canan HASANOĞLU, Recep AYDIN, Mükremin ER, Ebru ŞENGÜL PARLAK, Ahmet KUŞDEMİR,

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

Journal Section

Clinical Research

Authors

Ayşegül Karalezli * This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 19, 2009

Submission Date

March 15, 2009

Acceptance Date

March 15, 2009

Published in Issue

Year 2009 Volume: 3 Number: 1

APA
Karalezli, A. (2009). D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week. Turkish Medical Journal, 3(1), 28-34. https://izlik.org/JA39WB76BX
AMA
1.Karalezli A. D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week. TMJ. 2009;3(1):28-34. https://izlik.org/JA39WB76BX
Chicago
Karalezli, Ayşegül. 2009. “D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week”. Turkish Medical Journal 3 (1): 28-34. https://izlik.org/JA39WB76BX.
EndNote
Karalezli A (March 1, 2009) D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week. Turkish Medical Journal 3 1 28–34.
IEEE
[1]A. Karalezli, “D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week”, TMJ, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 28–34, Mar. 2009, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA39WB76BX
ISNAD
Karalezli, Ayşegül. “D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week”. Turkish Medical Journal 3/1 (March 1, 2009): 28-34. https://izlik.org/JA39WB76BX.
JAMA
1.Karalezli A. D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week. TMJ. 2009;3:28–34.
MLA
Karalezli, Ayşegül. “D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week”. Turkish Medical Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Mar. 2009, pp. 28-34, https://izlik.org/JA39WB76BX.
Vancouver
1.Ayşegül Karalezli. D-Dimer Levels Mostly Elevated in the Postoperative First Week. TMJ [Internet]. 2009 Mar. 1;3(1):28-34. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA39WB76BX

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