Prevention of DVT Best Solution

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Eminent health professionals and civil as well as media personalities yesterday emphasised the necessity to combat Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), an ailment known as silent killer, through its prevention.

"DVT is a silent killer and its incidence even in developed countries is also not known accurately and that since it is a fatal disease, its prevention is the best solution," they said.

Explaining they said, DVT is the formation of the blood clots in the deep vein of the lower extremities and it is a dangerous condition as the clot may break off and clog other parts of the body, notably the lungs. The deep veins carry 90 per cent or more of the blood from the legs toward the heart.

Mahbub Husain Khan, Consultant Editor of The Stethoscope moderated the dialogue, while Dr Maswoodur Rahman Prince, the journal's Editor, presented a keynote paper.

A panel of specialists discussing the issue pointed to the necessity raising awareness and preventing the condition.

"Although the risk of deep vein thrombosis cannot be entirely eliminated, it can be reduced in several ways. People at risk for this ailment- people who have just had major surgery or those taking long trips, for example- should flex and extend the ankles about 10 times every 30 minutes," Dr Prince in his paper said.

"Wearing elastic stockings (support hose) continually makes the veins narrow, slightly and the blood flow more rapidly, making clotting less likely," he mentioned.

The panelists were Professor Dr Rashid-E-Mahbub of Surgery, Professor Dr Fazlul Haque of Medicine, Professor Dr Shahidullah of Gonobiswobidyalaya and Professor Prashant Agarwal, consultant orthopedic Surgeon of the Apollo Hospitals Dhaka. The panelists also stressed on regular exercise and proper diet that plays a critical role in any DVT treatment programme. They advised eating food low in fat, sugar and salt, drinking plenty of water and taking supplements of Vitamin C and E, both critical to blood-vessel health.

AUM Fakhruddin, Senior Assistant Editor of The Independent, Cardiac Surgeon Dr Enamul Hakim and Cardiologist Dr Lutfur Rahman, of NICVD Gynaecological Oncologist Professor Nasim Rahman of Bangabanadhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Professor Abdus Salam, Director of Community Health Institute, Dr Laila Parveen Banu of Gonobiswobidyalaya and Major Dr Mannan of Apollo Hospitals, Khondakar Jalaluldin, acting Chairman of DCH, Shafiqul Islam & Ziaul Islam of DCH and representatives of GrameenPhone also participated in the dialogue.

The speakers emphasised on the need for dissemination of information and upgrading medical knowledge and said that such seminars, symposiums, workshops and dialogues should be held regularly. For various reasons such forums were not held available regularly in our country, they observed.

However, in a bid to introduce an effective forum for professional discussions and exchange of information on health and medicine matters, DCH and Stethoscope have joined hands to organise dialogues at least once a month for the people of the medical profession and the leaders of civil society on public health issues and new medical advance.

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