Fifty per cent of patients with pulmonary embolism can be treated as outpatients

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2404-2405

  Baglin, T ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; TROPONIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

COMORBIDITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FATALITY; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; NOTE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK;

ANOXIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARDIOLOGY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; OXYGEN; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 78149233785     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04055.x     Document Type: Note

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