The relation between international normalized ratio and mortality in acute pulmonary embolism: A retrospective study.
Tuncay KırışSelcuk YazıcıGündüz DurmuşYiğit ÇangaMustafa KaracaCem NazlıAbdullah DoganPublished in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2017)
Elevated INR may have prognostic value for 30-day mortality in acute PE patients not on anticoagulation. Combining INR with sPESI score improved the predictive value for all-cause mortality. However, further large-scale studies are needed to confirm it's prognostic role.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- liver failure
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory failure
- cardiovascular events
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- drug induced
- risk factors
- aortic dissection
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- venous thromboembolism
- type diabetes
- intensive care unit
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported