THE EVALUATION OF CASES DIAGNOSED AS ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Baydin A., Yardan T., Eden A. O., Akdemir H. U., Aygun D., Gonullu H.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.7, no.1, pp.20-23, 2008 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.20-23
  • Keywords: Emergency Department, Retrospective Research, Acute Pulmonary Embolism
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an important clinical problem even the progression of diagnosis and treatment strategies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors, clinical characteristics and clinical outcome of patients with PE in emergency department.