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Comparison of laboratory biomarkers for the prediction of in-hospital mortality and severity of acute pulmonary embolism

A multi-center study

Yasir M. Alsubhi, Ahmed H. Alhadi, Abdulaziz M. Hammudah, Riyadh A. Alahmadi, Azhar M. Aljohani, Sami Al Dubai, Abdulqader I. Susi, Kholoud Almuwallad and Turki A. Alwasaidi
Saudi Medical Journal September 2023, 44 (9) 898-903; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.9.20230441
Yasir M. Alsubhi
From the Department of Medicine (Alsubhi, Hammudah, Alahmadi); from the Department of Critical Care (Almuwallad), King Fahad General Hospital, from the Department of Medicine (Alhadi); from the Division of Hematology (Alwasaidi), Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Preventive Medicine (Aljohani), Division of Infection Prevention and Control; from the Preventive Medicine Joint Program (Al Dubai), Post Graduate Studies, Ministry of Health, from the Department of Medicine (Alwasaidi), College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Susi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmed H. Alhadi
From the Department of Medicine (Alsubhi, Hammudah, Alahmadi); from the Department of Critical Care (Almuwallad), King Fahad General Hospital, from the Department of Medicine (Alhadi); from the Division of Hematology (Alwasaidi), Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Preventive Medicine (Aljohani), Division of Infection Prevention and Control; from the Preventive Medicine Joint Program (Al Dubai), Post Graduate Studies, Ministry of Health, from the Department of Medicine (Alwasaidi), College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Susi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulaziz M. Hammudah
From the Department of Medicine (Alsubhi, Hammudah, Alahmadi); from the Department of Critical Care (Almuwallad), King Fahad General Hospital, from the Department of Medicine (Alhadi); from the Division of Hematology (Alwasaidi), Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Preventive Medicine (Aljohani), Division of Infection Prevention and Control; from the Preventive Medicine Joint Program (Al Dubai), Post Graduate Studies, Ministry of Health, from the Department of Medicine (Alwasaidi), College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Susi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Riyadh A. Alahmadi
From the Department of Medicine (Alsubhi, Hammudah, Alahmadi); from the Department of Critical Care (Almuwallad), King Fahad General Hospital, from the Department of Medicine (Alhadi); from the Division of Hematology (Alwasaidi), Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Preventive Medicine (Aljohani), Division of Infection Prevention and Control; from the Preventive Medicine Joint Program (Al Dubai), Post Graduate Studies, Ministry of Health, from the Department of Medicine (Alwasaidi), College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Susi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Azhar M. Aljohani
From the Department of Medicine (Alsubhi, Hammudah, Alahmadi); from the Department of Critical Care (Almuwallad), King Fahad General Hospital, from the Department of Medicine (Alhadi); from the Division of Hematology (Alwasaidi), Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Preventive Medicine (Aljohani), Division of Infection Prevention and Control; from the Preventive Medicine Joint Program (Al Dubai), Post Graduate Studies, Ministry of Health, from the Department of Medicine (Alwasaidi), College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Susi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Sami Al Dubai
From the Department of Medicine (Alsubhi, Hammudah, Alahmadi); from the Department of Critical Care (Almuwallad), King Fahad General Hospital, from the Department of Medicine (Alhadi); from the Division of Hematology (Alwasaidi), Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Preventive Medicine (Aljohani), Division of Infection Prevention and Control; from the Preventive Medicine Joint Program (Al Dubai), Post Graduate Studies, Ministry of Health, from the Department of Medicine (Alwasaidi), College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Susi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulqader I. Susi
From the Department of Medicine (Alsubhi, Hammudah, Alahmadi); from the Department of Critical Care (Almuwallad), King Fahad General Hospital, from the Department of Medicine (Alhadi); from the Division of Hematology (Alwasaidi), Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Preventive Medicine (Aljohani), Division of Infection Prevention and Control; from the Preventive Medicine Joint Program (Al Dubai), Post Graduate Studies, Ministry of Health, from the Department of Medicine (Alwasaidi), College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Susi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Kholoud Almuwallad
From the Department of Medicine (Alsubhi, Hammudah, Alahmadi); from the Department of Critical Care (Almuwallad), King Fahad General Hospital, from the Department of Medicine (Alhadi); from the Division of Hematology (Alwasaidi), Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Preventive Medicine (Aljohani), Division of Infection Prevention and Control; from the Preventive Medicine Joint Program (Al Dubai), Post Graduate Studies, Ministry of Health, from the Department of Medicine (Alwasaidi), College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Susi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Turki A. Alwasaidi
From the Department of Medicine (Alsubhi, Hammudah, Alahmadi); from the Department of Critical Care (Almuwallad), King Fahad General Hospital, from the Department of Medicine (Alhadi); from the Division of Hematology (Alwasaidi), Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Preventive Medicine (Aljohani), Division of Infection Prevention and Control; from the Preventive Medicine Joint Program (Al Dubai), Post Graduate Studies, Ministry of Health, from the Department of Medicine (Alwasaidi), College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, and from the Department of Emergency Medicine (Susi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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