Pulmonary thromboembolism in an emergency hospital: Are our patients different?

Abstract

Introduction. Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) represents a medical emergency and is the third most common cause of mortality after myocardial infarction and stroke. The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and management of patients with PTE admitted in a referral emergency hospital in Romania.

Keywords

• pulmonary embolism
• hospitalization
• risk factors
• computed tomography
• anticoagulation