Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 59. No. 4., 2020.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2020.59.04.12
Can Complete Blood Cell Count Parameters Predict Deep Vein Thrombosis?
Kevser Tural
orcid.org/0000-0003-4490-037X
; Kafkas University, Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kars, Turkey
Fatih Kara
orcid.org/0000-0002-9729-5380
; Kafkas University, Medical Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Kars, Turkey
Sema Avcı
; Amasya University, Medical Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Amasya, Turkey
Halil İbrahim Erdoğdu
; Kafkas University, Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Kars, Turkey
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate complete blood cell count parameters including
red blood cell indices, white blood cell subtypes, and platelet indices for predicting deep vein
thrombosis (DVT). A total of 71 (44 male and 27 female) patients with acute femoral and popliteal
DVT diagnosed by doppler ultrasonography during a period of seven years (2011-2017) were included
in the study. By matching age and gender, 142 (88 male and 54 female) subjects diagnosed with
venous insufficiency in the same time interval were assigned as control group. Data were obtained by
reviewing hospital records of the study participants, including clinical and demographic characteristics
and complete blood cell parameters. Frequencies of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, chronic renal failure, and coronary arterial disease were higher in DVT group
as compared to non-DVT group (p<0.05). Hemoglobin and lymphocyte values were lower, and red
blood cell distribution width, neutrophil, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, and platelet to lymphocyte
ratio higher in DVT group as compared with non-DVT group (p<0.05). There was no significant
between-group difference in terms of mean corpuscular volume, platelet, mean platelet volume, mean
platelet volume to platelet ratio, and platelet distribution width (p>0.05). Hypertension, hemoglobin,
neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, and platelet to lymphocyte ratio were independent risk factors for
DVT. We found that hypertension, anemia, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, and platelet to lymphocyte
ratio were independent risk factors for DVT. In particular, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and
hemoglobin may be used as novel, inexpensive, and reliable diagnostic tools for DVT.
Keywords
Hypertension; Anemia; Platelet to lymphocyte ratio; Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; Deep venous thrombosis
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Publication date:
1.12.2020.
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