Validation of the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index for risk stratification after acute pulmonary embolism in a cohort of patients in Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To validate the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI), which was developed for risk stratification after acute pulmonary embolism (PE), for use in Brazil. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective study involving patients admitted to the emergency department with acute P...

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Main Author: Soriano,Leonardo de Araujo (author)
Other Authors: Castro,Talita Tavares (author), Vilalva,Kelvin (author), Borges,Marcos de Carvalho (author), Pazin-Filho,Antonio (author), Miranda,Carlos Henrique (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Pulmonary embolism
Severity of illness index
Risk assessment
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132019000100205
Country:Brazil
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