Predictors and mortality of patients with delayed pulmonary embolism diagnosis: A cohort study

Predictors and mortality of patients with delayed pulmonary embolism diagnosis: A cohort study

Background: Some earlier studies demonstrated an increased mortality risk attributed to delayed pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis. Therefore, we mainly aimed to determine the predictors of diagnostic delays and the effect of delayed diagnosis on mortality. Methods: We prospectively studied 756 conse...

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Main Authors: Hassan Aghajani, Susan Hashemi, Amirali Karimi, Somayeh Yadangi, Arash Jalali, Yaser Jenab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2022-09-01
Series:Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
delayed diagnosis
mortality
pulmonary embolism
pulmonary thromboembolism
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