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Pulmonary embolism in medical-surgical ICU patients

Authors: D Heels-Ansdell, N Zytaruk, M Meade, S Mehta, R Hall, R Zarychanski, M Rocha, W Lim, F Lamontagne, L McIntyre, P Dodek, S Vallance, A Davies, DJ Cooper, DJ Cook

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a feared complication of critical illness. PE is difficult to diagnose during critical illness due to the nonspecificity of signs and symptoms and low index of suspicion in practice. Our objective was to examine the antecedent characteristics and hospital course of patients who were diagnosed with PE during critical illness in the context of an international trial of thromboprophylaxis (NCT00182143). …

Title: Pulmonary embolism in medical-surgical ICU patients
Authors: D Heels-Ansdell
N Zytaruk
M Meade
S Mehta
R Hall
R Zarychanski
M Rocha
W Lim
F Lamontagne
L McIntyre
P Dodek
S Vallance
A Davies
DJ Cooper
DJ Cook
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9439

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