PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Salanci, Bilge V.
AU  - Kiratli, Pinar O.
AU  - Demir, Ahmet
AU  - Selcuk, Toros
TI  - Risk factors of pulmonary thromboembolism in patients from a university hospital
DP  - 2007 Apr 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 574--578
VI  - 28
IP  - 4
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/4/574.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/4/574.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2007 Apr 01; 28
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of risk factors in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism.METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 295 patients with suspicion of pulmonary embolism (PE), of whom 154 were referred from outpatient and 141 from inpatient departments for a period of 24 months (2000-2001) in Hacettepe University Hospital in Ankara.RESULTS: Pulmonary thromboembolism was diagnosed in 71 patients (24.1%) with high probability ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy. Chronic renal failure, trauma, history of pulmonary thromboembolism and type of care were significantly associated with pulmonary thromboembolism, after adjusting for age and gender.CONCLUSION: This retrospective study revealed that clinicians should keep PTE in mind, especially in the presence of risk factors. Ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy has been the procedure of choice for the assessment of patients with suspected PE.