2024
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.55623
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Clinical Features and Predictors of Mortality in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Retrospective Study From Southern Saudi Arabia

Usama E Abuelhassan,
Ali A Alsalem,
Fawwaz A Alshafa
et al.

Abstract: Background and methodology: We aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics, outcomes, and mortality predictors in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Adult patients who were admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, Khamis Mushait, a large tertiary hospital in Southern Saudi Arabia, with the diagnosis of acute PE were retrospectively examined for the predictors of one-year mortality.Results: The overall in-hospital mortality was 15.6% among 212 patients. In univariate analysis, only… Show more

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