Incidence, predictors and outcomes associated with acute pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalized with pneumonia: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample
A diagnosis of PE occurs in 2.6% of patients hospitalized with a principal diagnosis of pneumonia. Having concomitant PE was associated with greater risks of in-hospital mortality, increased use of mechanical ventilation and thrombolysis, extended hospital stay, and higher inpatient costs.
Authors
- Adnan Iqbal Qureshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4962-540X)
- Gregory Y.H. Lip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7566-1626)
- Josip A. Borovac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4878-8146)
- Chun Shing Kwok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-1586)
- Anteo Bradarić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9843-6309)
- Fanna Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4687-4929)
- Eric Holroyd
- Yanshan Lin
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Leighton Hospital (GB)
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (GB)
- CentraCare Health System (US)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University (CN)
- University of Split (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acute Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.52964/amja.0994
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55