Sonographic diagnosis of pulmonary embolism with cardiac arrest without major dilation of the right ventricle or direct sign of lower limb venous thrombosis

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 529-533

  Volpicelli, Giovanni ^a   Mussa, Alessandro ^a   Frascisco, Mauro F ^a  

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Deep venous thrombosis; Emergency ultrasound; Pulmonary embolism; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; LUNG EMBOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866163289     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20860     Document Type: Article

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