The aim of this study is to determine the usability of echocardiographic PAP changes obtained from emergency department records in the early risk stratification of pulmonary embolism.
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a significant clinical condition requiring rapid diagnosis, with high mortality and morbidity, in patients presenting to the emergency department with shortness of breath. The chronic presence of dyspnea, particularly in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and similar cardiopulmonary diseases, makes it difficult to differentiate PE in the acute phase. In this patient group, pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) values measured by echocardiography can provide important clinical information in the diagnostic process. The aim of this study is to determine the usability of echocardiographic PAP changes obtained from emergency department records in the early risk stratification of pulmonary embolism.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
80
patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism who have previously had their pulmonary artery pressure measured
control group
University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital
Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)
pulmonary artery pressure
The difference between the pulmonary artery pressure measured in the previous echocardiogram and the pulmonary artery pressure at the time of admission to the emergency department.
Time frame: 3 hours
the relationship between pulmonary embolism and comorbidity
The relationship between the degree of increase in pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary embolism in patients with COPD and heart failure.
Time frame: 3 hours
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