Open AccessPrevalence of death due to pulmonary embolism after trauma
Author(s) -
Rodrigo Florêncio Echeverria,
André Luciano Baitello,
José María Pereira de Godoy,
Paulo César Espada,
Rogério Yukio Morioka
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.63610
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , emergency medicine
Pulmonary thromboembolism is an important cause of death affecting thousands of people worldwide. The current study aims to evaluate the prevalence of death due to pulmonary embolism after trauma.