Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Abstract:
Introduction Patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) are commonly admitted to hospital for their initial treatment. We aimed to assess the association of length of hospital stay with commonly available clinical variables and their combinations. Methods A retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted on consecutive PE patients admitted to eight Italian centers. Logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between the length of hospital stay and the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) parameters, National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and other possible determinants. Results We enrolled 391 patients, with a median hospital stay of 10Â days (IQR 7â14). Among PESI parameters, only oxygen saturation
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Keywords:
Length of stay; Prognosis; Pulmonary embolism; Hematology
Elenco autori:
Donadini, MARCO PAOLO; Dentali, Francesco; Castellaneta, Marco; Gnerre, Paola; La Regina, Micaela; Masotti, Luca; Pieralli, Filippo; Pomero, Fulvio; Re, Roberta; Guasti, Luigina; Ageno, Walter; Squizzato, Alessandro
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