Quality of life 1 month after acute pulmonary embolism in emergency department patients.

Anthony J WeekesJillian DavisonKathryn LupezJaron D RaperAlyssa M ThomasCarly A CoxDasia EsenerJeremy S BoydJason T NomuraKathleen MurphyPatrick M OckerseStephen LeechJakea JohnsonEric AbramsChristopher KellyNathaniel S O'Connell

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

Acute clinical deterioration, RVD, and PE severity were not predictors of QoL at 1 month post-PE. Independent predictors of worsened QoL were rehospitalization, COPD, and index hospital length of stay.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
emergency department
end stage renal disease
inferior vena cava
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
peritoneal dialysis
lung function
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
aortic dissection
acute care
patient reported