Prognostic value of arterial/alveolar oxygen tension ratio (a/APO2) in acute pulmonary embolism

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1560-1566

  Jen, Te Hsu ^a   Chi, Ming Chu ^b   Shih, Tai Chang ^a   Hui, Wen Cheng ^a   Pi, Chi Lin ^a   Tsu, Shiu Hsu ^c   Ju, Feng Hsiao ^c   Wan, Ching Ho ^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 (AaDO2); Arterial alveolar oxygen tension ratio (a APO2); Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TROPONIN I; WARFARIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OXYGEN BREATHING; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INHALATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; OXYGEN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TROPONIN I;

EID: 34948886271     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1560     Document Type: Article

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