Background: Deep Vein Thrombosis refers to a disease where abnormal blood clot is formed within a vein. It is one of the most common vascular diseases with unspecific symptoms and may complicates to pulmonary emboli and cause death. Hence, it is a disease with high morbidity and mortality.Objective: This study aims to identify the characteristics of outpatients with DVT at RSUD Dr. Soetomo during 2019-2021. Material and Methods: This study is a retrospective descriptive study using the total sampling technique to collect samples from patient medical records diagnosed as DVT, which confirmed by ultrasonography examination at RSUD Dr. Soetomo during January 2019 -July 2021.Results: This study discovered 24 outpatients with DVT at RSUD Dr. Soetomo during January 2019 -July 2021. DVT was found to affect more women than men. The most common age group for DVT is 46-55 years old. The most frequently found clinical manifestations were swelling. The vital signs examination results were within normal limits, with the exception of systolic blood pressure, which was found to be higher than normal. The CBC examination results were also within normal limits. DVT was most commonly found in the femoral vein. All of the patient received rivaroxaban as anticoagulant treatment. Conclusion:This study discovered that DVT patients were mostly women and highly found in patients over the age of 40 years with the femoral vein being the most common location of DVT.
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