Arterial blood gas analysis in the assessment of suspected acute pulmonary embolism

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 78-81

  Stein, Paul D ^a,d   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^b   Henry, Jerald W ^a   Miller, Andrew C ^c  

^a HENRY FORD HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

alveolar arterial oxygen gradient; deep venous thrombosis; hypocapnia; hypoxemia; pulmonary embolism; thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030026529     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.1.78     Document Type: Article

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