Pulmonary embolism in intensive care unit: Predictive factors, clinical manifestations and outcome

Annals of Thoracic Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-103

  Bahloul, Mabrouk ^a   Chaari, Anis ^a   Kallel, Hatem ^a   Abid, Leila ^b   Hamida, Chokri Ben ^a   Dammak, Hassen ^a   Rekik, Noureddine ^a   Mnif, Jameleddine ^c   Chelly, Hedi ^a   Bouaziz, Mounir ^a  

^a Department of Intensive Care   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

ICU; predictive factors; prophylactic anticoagulation; pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NORADRENALIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGEAL HEMORRHAGE; MORTALITY; OXYGEN TENSION; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPINE FRACTURE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77956027445     PISSN: 18171737     EISSN: 19983557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.62473     Document Type: Article

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