Massive pulmonary embolism leading to cardiac arrest is associated with consumptive coagulopathy presenting as disseminated intravascular coagulation

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1477-1482

  Leitner, J M ^a   Jilma, B ^a   Spiel, A O ^a   Sterz, F ^a   Laggner, A N ^a   Janata, K M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

DIC; Mortality; Pulmonary embolism; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RESUSCITATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77955015583     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03862.x     Document Type: Article

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