Research Article

Comparison of Auxiliary Diagnostic Methods in Pulmonary Embolism

Volume: 3 Number: 3 September 1, 2021
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Comparison of Auxiliary Diagnostic Methods in Pulmonary Embolism

Abstract

Aim: We investigated the importance of auxiliary diagnostic methods in cases when computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) cannot be used in pulmonary embolism (PE) with a high mortality rate.
Materials and Methods: Patients were selected after the exclusion criteria were applied in a sample created from a single center. A total of 86 patients included in our study were examined in terms of clinical features, auxiliary diagnostic methods, anticoagulant use, and hospitalization and discharge status according to the massive or segmental involvement of PE in CTPA.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 52.29±14.14 years. According to the CTPA results, there were 46 (53.5%) patients with massive involvement and 40 (46.5%) patients with segmental involvement. While there were 38 (82.6%) patients with massive involvement whose right chambers of the heart were dilated in echocardiography (ECHO) results, there were 19 (47.5%) patients with segmental involvement. There was a statistical significance between the massive involvement of CTPA and ECHO result (p=0.001).
Conclusion: ECHO may be preferred as an auxiliary radiological method in the diagnosis of PE in emergency departments (ED), especially in massive embolisms.

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Thanks

Thank you to Ionu University, Department of Emergency Medicine.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 1, 2021

Submission Date

May 18, 2021

Acceptance Date

July 22, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 3 Number: 3

AMA
1.Ekmekyapar M, Şahin L, Gürbüz Ş. Comparison of Auxiliary Diagnostic Methods in Pulmonary Embolism. Med Records. 2021;3(3):204-209. doi:10.37990/medr.938788

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