Emergency department diagnosis of pulmonary embolism is associated with significantly reduced mortality: A linked data population study

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 269-276

  Jelinek, George A ^a,b   Ingarfield, Sharyn L ^a   Mountain, David ^a,b   Gibson, Nicholas P ^a   Jacobs, Ian G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Emergency department; Mortality; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREATHING DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68749108520     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01196.x     Document Type: Article

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