Prognostic role of alveolar-arterial oxygen pressure difference in acute pulmonary embolism

Circulation Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1611-1616

  Jen, Te Hsu ^a   Chi, Ming Chu ^b   Shih, Tai Chang ^a   Hui, Wen Cheng ^a   Nye, Jan Cheng ^c   Ho, Wan Ching ^c   Chang, Min Chung ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute pulmonary embolism; Alveolar arterial oxygen pressure difference; Arterial alveolar oxygen tension ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOXEMIA; ARTERIES; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 33751439749     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.70.1611     Document Type: Article

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