Pulmonary thromboembolism in an emergency hospital: Are our patients different?

• Main Authors: Balahura Ana Maria (Author), Guţă Andrada (Author), Mihalcea Vlad (Author), Weiss Emma (Author), Dorobanţu Maria (Author), Bartoş Daniela (Author), Bădilă Elisabeta (Author), Dan Gheorghe Andrei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) represents a medical emergency and is the third most common cause of mortality after myocardial infarction and stroke. The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and management of patients with PTE admitted in a referral emergency hosp...