Characterization of patients with pulmonary thromboembolism treated at the “Dr. Leon Cuervo Rubio” Teaching Surgical Clinical Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: pulmonary thromboembolism is a clinical situation triggered by the obstruction of the pulmonary arteries by a thrombus in situ or from the venous system.Objective: to characterize deceased patients with a diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism treated at the "Dr. Leon Cuervo Rubio” Teaching Surgical Clinical Hospital.Method: observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of deceased patients diagnosed with pulmonary thromboembolism, treated at the “Dr. León Cuervo Rubio” Teaching Surgical Clinical Hospital between January 2018 and December 2019. The universe consisted of 63 patients with a pathological diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism, working with all the patients.Results: There was a predominance of male patients (63,49 %) and age groups between 71 and 80 years (36,51 %), with age over 65 years (80,95 %) and immobility due to more than 72 hours (49,21 %) as the most common risk factors. Predominance of patients with tachycardia (98,41 %) and tachypnea (96,82 %) as clinical manifestations was found. 65,7 % of the patients presented occlusion of large caliber branches, and pulmonary infarction in 89% of the patients.Conclusions: It is concluded that male patients, past the sixth decade of life and immobilized for several days, are likely to die in the event of pulmonary thromboembolism; presenting tachycardia and tachypnea as clinical manifestations. Occlusion of large caliber branches, as well as pulmonary infarction, occur to a great extent in patients.

Keywords

• embolia pulmonar
• infarto pulmonar
• enfermedades pulmonares
• embolia