Fatal pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients: a large autopsy-based matched case-control study

OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary embolism is an underdiagnosed major cause of death for hospitalized patients. The objective of this study was to identify the conditions associated with fatal pulmonary embolism in this population. METHODS: A total of 13,074 autopsy records were evaluated in a case-control study...

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Main Authors: Carvalho Bricola, Solange Aparecida Petilo, Paiva, Edison Ferreira, Lichtenstein, Arnaldo, Gianini, Reinaldo José, Duarte, Jurandir Godoy, Shinjo, Samuel Katsuyuki, Eluf-Neto, Jose, Arruda Martins, Milton
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2013
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Clinical Science
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654296/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23778403
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2013(05)16
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