Deceased elderly in-patients with pulmonary embolism
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14110%2F14%3A00078283" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14110/14:00078283 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/65269705:_____/14:00061762
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4149/BLL_2014_152" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.4149/BLL_2014_152</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4149/BLL_2014_152" target="_blank" >10.4149/BLL_2014_152</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Deceased elderly in-patients with pulmonary embolism
Original language description
Introduction: Pulmonary embolism (PE) in the elderly is an immediate threat of life. Especially in old age clinical signs of PE are non-specifi c and could be both underestimated and overestimated. Aim of the study: The prospective long-term study was aimed at conducting an analysis and comparison of pertinent infl uence of age, gender and immobility on occurrence of PE and sudden death. Patients and method: Between 1995 and 2012 years we had altogether 12,746 elderly patients of an average age 80.6 ? 7.0 y (range 65?103 y) hospitalised at the Department of Geriatrics. All in-patients 65+ y were randomly admitted for internal hospitalization from the catchment area of Brno city (100,000 inhabitants). The subject of our interest was to study the documentation of deaths (including autopsy fi ndings), which was caused by PE. Out of this number there were 8,540 women (66.3 %) and 4,206 men (33.7 %). Among all hospitalized patients PE in 700 cases (5.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FE - Other fields of internal medicine
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Bratislavské lekárské listy
ISSN
0006-9248
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
115
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
SK - SLOVAKIA
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
786-790
UT code for WoS article
000348244100011
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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