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An Analysis of Patients That Underwent Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography with the Prediagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department
Joint Authors
Ozakin, Engin
Kaya, Filiz Baloglu
Acar, Nurdan
Cevik, Arif Alper
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Introduction.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the frequency of other diagnoses and findings in patients that were diagnosed with or not diagnosed with PE following the CTPA in the ED and to analyze the relationship between diagnosis and D-dimer.
Instrument and Method.
This study involves all patients that presented to the ED that underwent CTPA with the prediagnosis of PE.
The items considered in this study were their reason for presenting to the ED and pretest clinical risks for PE, D-dimer, and CTPA results.
Findings.
Of the 696 cases, the most common cause was shortness of breath (59.3%).
The CTPA showed that 145 (20.83%) patients were suffering from PE.
Among the remaining cases, 464 (66.66%) patients had pathological findings other than PE and 87 (12.5%) patients were reported as normal.
The most common pathological results other than PE found in CTPA were atelectasis in 244 (39.9%) and ground glass in 165 (23.7%), as well as nonpulmonary results in 70 (10.05%) patients.
The differences in D-dimer results of patients diagnosed with PE, patients diagnosed with another pathology, and patients with normal CTPA results were statistically significant (P<0.001).
Conclusion.
CTPA scanning, performed on the basis of assessment scoring, helps in discovering other fatal pathologies in addition to PE.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ozakin, Engin& Kaya, Filiz Baloglu& Acar, Nurdan& Cevik, Arif Alper. 2014. An Analysis of Patients That Underwent Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography with the Prediagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049737
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ozakin, Engin…[et al.]. An Analysis of Patients That Underwent Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography with the Prediagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049737
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ozakin, Engin& Kaya, Filiz Baloglu& Acar, Nurdan& Cevik, Arif Alper. An Analysis of Patients That Underwent Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography with the Prediagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049737
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049737