Predictors and mortality of patients with delayed pulmonary embolism diagnosis: A cohort study

• Main Authors: Hassan Aghajani (Author), Susan Hashemi (Author), Amirali Karimi (Author), Somayeh Yadangi (Author), Arash Jalali (Author), Yaser Jenab (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Some earlier studies demonstrated an increased mortality risk attributed to delayed pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis. Therefore, we mainly aimed to determine the predictors of diagnostic delays and the effect of delayed diagnosis on mortality. Methods: We prospectively studied 756 conse...