Presenting Clinicoradiological Features, Microbiological Spectrum and Outcomes Among Patients with Septic Pulmonary Embolism: A Three-Year Retrospective Observational Study.
Mohamed Farah Yusuf MohamudMahad Sadik MukhtarPublished in: International journal of general medicine (2022)
The study's findings presented that altered mental status and low oxygen saturation are associated with a high mortality rate in SPE patients, especially those requiring critical care. Early diagnosis of an embolic phenomenon to other organ systems like the central nervous system can greatly influence the patient's outcome.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- inferior vena cava
- case report
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- ms ms
- cardiovascular events
- acute kidney injury
- mental health
- metabolic syndrome
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- mass spectrometry
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- glycemic control
- patient reported
- solid phase extraction