Fatal pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients. Clinical diagnosis versus pathological confirmation

Fatal pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients. Clinical diagnosis versus pathological confirmation

OBJECTIVE - To assess the incidence of fatal pulmonary embolism (FPE), the accuracy of clinical diagnosis, and the profile of patients who suffered an FPE in a tertiary University Hospital. METHODS - Analysis of the records of 3,890 autopsies performed at the Department of General Pathology from Jan...

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Main Authors: Cláudio Tinoco Mesquita, José Laerte Boechat Morandi Júnior, Flávia Teixeira Perrone, Cláudia da Silva Oliveira, Lavínia J. Barreira, Sônia Santos C. A Nascimento, Raul Carlos Pareto Júnior, Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
pulmonary embolism
mortality
clinical diagnosis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000900001

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