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Protocol - Deep Venous Thrombosis

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Description

A screening question is asked about whether a person has been told that they have deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or blood clots in their legs. If the response is "yes," then two questions are asked about treatment for the condition. The third protocol provides a method to improve documentation of the condition by abstracting additional information from the persons medical record about the history and laboratory findings of DVT.

Specific Instructions

If the respondent answers "no" or "dont know" to question 1, the protocol is complete. If the respondent answers "yes," continue with the protocol.

This protocol refers to diagnoses during the subjects lifetime. For users wishing to collect longitudinal data, the question could be asked in relation to a previous study visit.

Availability

Available

Protocol

1. Has a doctor ever told you that you had deep venous thrombosis or blood clots in your legs?

1[ ]Yes

0[ ]No

9[ ]Dont Know

2. Have you ever been treated by a doctor or a nurse with shots at home or as an outpatient (usually followed by blood thinning medications such as Coumadin, Warfarin) for blood clots in the legs called deep vein thrombosis or DVT?

1[ ]Yes

0[ ]No

3. Have you ever had outpatient test(s) performed for blood clots in the legs called deep vein thrombosis or DVT?

1[ ]Yes

0[ ]No

Complete the following for all hospitalized pulmonary embolism (PE)/deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Complete the following if outpatient (OP) records confirm deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or an autopsy report confirms pulmonary embolism.

4. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

1[ ]Yes

2[ ]No

4a. Date of Diagnosis: (M/D/Y) ___ / ___ / _____

4b. Diagnosis: (Mark the one category that applies best.)

1[ ]Deep vein thrombosis of lower extremities not resulting from a procedure within 60 days

2[ ]Deep vein thrombosis of lower extremities during or following a procedure within 60 days

4c. Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis is based on: (Mark all that apply.)

1[ ]Hospital discharge summary with a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis

2[ ]Positive findings on a venogram

3[ ]Positive findings using impedance plethysmography

4[ ]Positive findings on doppler duplex, ultrasound, sonogram, or other non-invasive test examination

5[ ]Positive findings on isotope scan

4d. Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis reporting source: (Mark one. If more than one category applies, mark the first applicable category.)

1[ ]Hospital inpatient

2[ ]Hospital outpatient facility or clinic

3[ ]Radiology or imaging facility

4[ ]Physicians office/private medical practitioner

5[ ]Nursing/convalescent home/hospice

6[ ]Autopsy only

7[ ]Death Certificate only

8[ ]Other

Diagnostic Criteria:

The presence of thrombus within a deep vein of a lower extremity only and the accompanying inflammatory response in vessel wall is termed deep vein thrombosis. The diagnosis can be made when the diagnosis is present in the discharge summary and any of the following are recorded:

  • Positive findings on a venogram, defined as presence of a filling defect or absence of filling.
  • Positive findings on impedance plethysmography, duplex scan, or ultrasound, defined as a report of a flow defect.
  • Positive findings on doppler examination, defined as a demonstration of flow velocity disturbance.
  • Positive findings on isotope scan (e.g., I125 fibrinogen scan).

Personnel and Training Required

An interviewer who is trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population is required. The interviewer must be trained and found to be competent (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of personal interviews.* The interviewer should be trained to prompt respondents further if a "dont know" response is provided. Additionally, this person should be trained on how to perform medical record and chart abstraction.

*There are multiple modes to administer this question (e.g., paper-and-pencil and computer-assisted interviews).

A trained and certified Hospital Record Abstractor is required to complete the protocol from the Womens Health Initiative, Form 126. This person should be trained on how to perform medical record and chart abstraction using various hospital records.

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements
Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipment No
Specialized training Yes
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual No
Mode of Administration

Interviewer-administered question, Medical record abstraction

Lifestage

Adult

Participants

Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS): ≥65 years old

Womens Health Initiative (WHI): Women ages 50–79* years old

*While this questionnaire was used in a womens study, the Cardiovascular Working Group deems it appropriate to use with men.

Selection Rationale

The combination of these two protocols provides sufficient evidence to determine a history of deep venous thrombosis. The two protocols have been used on major U.S. health studies and are reliable and valid.

Language

Chinese, English

Standards
StandardNameIDSource
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Deep venous thrombosis proto 62401-5 LOINC
Human Phenotype Ontology Deep vein thrombosis HP:0002625 HPO
caDSR Form PhenX PX041201 - Deep Venous Thrombosis 5849476 caDSR Form
Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable.

Protocol Name from Source

Womens Health Initiative (WHI) & Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)

Source

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). Baseline Medical History Questionnaire. Page 5. Question 9 (source for question 1).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Womens Health Initiative (WHI). Form 33D—Medical History Update. Version 4. Questions 3.3–3.5 (source for questions 2 and 3).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Womens Health Initiative (WHI). Form 126—Report of Venous Thromboembolic Disease (HRT). Question 1 (source for questions 4–4d).

Diagnostic Criteria: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Womens Health Initiative (WHI). Volume 8, Section 8—Other Outcomes. Subsection 8.1.1 (source for Diagnostic Criteria).

General References

Ives, D. G., Fitzpatrick, A. L., Bild, D. E., Psaty, B. M., Kuller, L. H., Crowley, P. M., Cruise, R. G., & Theroux, S. (1995). Surveillance and ascertainment of cardiovascular events. The Cardiovascular Health Study. Annals of Epidemiology, 5, 278–285.

Psaty, B. M., Kuller, L. H., Bild, D., Burke, G. L., Kittner, S. J., Mittelmark, M., Price, T. R., Rautaharju, P. M., & Robbins, J. (1995). Methods of assessing prevalent cardiovascular disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study. Annals of Epidemiology, 5(4), 270–277.

Protocol ID

41201

Variables
Export Variables
Variable Name Variable IDVariable DescriptiondbGaP Mapping
PX041201_DVT
PX041201040000 Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Variable Mapping
PX041201_DVT_DIAGNOSIS
PX041201040200 Integer, encoded values N/A
PX041201_DVT_Diagnosis_Based_On_Discharge_Summary
PX041201040301 Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis is based more
on: 1 = Hospital discharge summary with a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis show less
Variable Mapping
PX041201_DVT_Diagnosis_Based_On_Impedance_Plethysmography
PX041201040303 Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis is based more
on: 3 = Positive findings using impedance plethysmography show less
Variable Mapping
PX041201_DVT_Diagnosis_Based_On_Isotope_Scan
PX041201040305 Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis is based more
on: 5 = Positive findings on isotope scan show less
Variable Mapping
PX041201_DVT_Diagnosis_Based_On_Noninvasive
PX041201040304 Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis is based more
on: 4 = Positive findings on doppler duplex, ultrasound, sonogram, or other non-invasive test examination show less
Variable Mapping
PX041201_DVT_Diagnosis_Based_On_Venogram
PX041201040302 Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis is based more
on: 2 = Positive findings on a venogram show less
Variable Mapping
PX041201_DVT_Diagnosis_Date
PX041201040100 Date of Diagnosis (mm/dd/yyyy). N/A
PX041201_DVT_Diagnosis_Reporting_Source
PX041201040400 Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis reporting more
source: (Mark one. If more than one category applies, mark the first applicable category.) show less
Variable Mapping
PX041201_Ever_Been_Treated
PX041201020000 Have you ever been treated by a doctor or a more
nurse with shots at home or as an outpatient (usually followed by blood thinning medications such as Coumadin, Warfarin) for blood clots in the legs called deep vein thrombosis or DVT? show less
N/A
PX041201_Ever_Have_Deep_Venous_Thrombosis
PX041201010000 Has a doctor ever told you that you had deep more
venous thrombosis or blood clots in your legs? show less
Variable Mapping
PX041201_Ever_Have_Outpatient_Test
PX041201030000 Have you ever had outpatient test(s) more
performed for blood clots in the legs called deep vein thrombosis or DVT? show less
N/A
Cardiovascular
Measure Name

Deep Venous Thrombosis

Release Date

September 24, 2009

Definition

Measure to assess history of deep venous thrombosis.

Purpose

To assess history of deep venous thrombosis and determine risk for pulmonary embolism.

Keywords

Deep venous thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis, DVT, blood clot, Coumadin, Warfarin, personal history, Cardiovascular

Measure Protocols
Protocol ID Protocol Name
41201 Deep Venous Thrombosis
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