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  • Title: Risk factors of pulmonary thromboembolism in patients from a university hospital.
    Author: Salanci BV, Kiratli PO, Demir A, Selcuk T.
    Journal: Saudi Med J; 2007 Apr; 28(4):574-8. PubMed ID: 17457480.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of risk factors in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 295 patients with suspicion of pulmonary embolism (PE), of whom 154 were referred from outpatient and 141 from inpatient departments for a period of 24 months (2000-2001) in Hacettepe University Hospital in Ankara. RESULTS: Pulmonary thromboembolism was diagnosed in 71 patients (24.1%) with high probability ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy. Chronic renal failure, trauma, history of pulmonary thromboembolism and type of care were significantly associated with pulmonary thromboembolism, after adjusting for age and gender. CONCLUSION: This retrospective study revealed that clinicians should keep PTE in mind, especially in the presence of risk factors. Ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy has been the procedure of choice for the assessment of patients with suspected PE.
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