Abstract
30Apr 2017 SILENT PULMONARY EMBOLISM: INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS IN INDIAN PATIENTS WITH LOWER LIMB DVT Shanmugavelayutham.C , Elancheralathan.K , Thulasikumar.G , Deepan kumar.B and Lakshmidharan. M. Department of Vascular Surgery, Stanley Medical College, Chennai. Department of Vascular Surgery, Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur.
Highlights
Higher incidence of silent Pulmonary embolism (PE) found in older age, male sex, right side involvement and unprovoked Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)
Above data (75%) clearly shows that silent PE is very frequent in Indian patients with deep venous thrombosis
This very high incidence supports the need for screening and high levels of suspicion regarding this complication especially in those with proximal unprovoked DVT
Summary
SILENT PULMONARY EMBOLISM: INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS IN INDIAN PATIENTS WITH LOWER LIMB DVT.
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