Pulmonary Embolism: A Frequent Occurrence in Indian Patients with Symptomatic Lower Limb Venous Thrombosis

Pulmonary Embolism: A Frequent Occurrence in Indian Patients with Symptomatic Lower Limb Venous Thrombosis

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the most severe complication of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). There have been very few studies to assess the prevalence of PE in Asian patients. The objective of this study was to define the prevalence of PE in patients presenting with suspected lower limb DVT. Methods: Th...

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Main Authors: Rajiv Parakh, Sumit R. Kapadia, Ishita Sen, Sandeep Agarwal, Tarun Grover, Ajay Yadav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Asian
complication
deep venous thrombosis
prevalence
pulmonary embolism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409601135

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