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High Occurrence of Thrombo-Embolic Complications During Long-Term Follow-up After Pleural Infections-A Single-Center Experience with 536 Consecutive Patients Over 17 Years.

Henna Maria Ala-SeppäläMika Tapani UkkonenAntti Ilmari LehtomäkiEmilia Susanna PohjaJaakko Juhani NieminenJari Olavi LaurikkaJahangir Ari Khan
Published in: Lung (2020)
The occurrence of thrombo-embolic events-particularly pulmonary embolism but also deep vein thrombosis-was significant in patients treated for pleural infections, both initially and during long-term follow-up.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary embolism
  • risk assessment
  • end stage renal disease
  • inferior vena cava
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors