scholarly journals Risk Factor for Pulmonary Embolism

10.5772/32260 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ufuk obanolu
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Risk Factor

Abstract P673: The Obesity Paradox in Patients Hospitalized for Ischemic Stroke

Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Genaro Velazquez ◽  
Hafeez Shaka ◽  
Hernan G. Marcos-Abdala ◽  
Emmanuel Akuna
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Respiratory Failure ◽  
Hospital Mortality ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Mechanical Thrombectomy ◽  
Length Of Hospital Stay ◽  
Obesity Paradox ◽  
Secondary Outcomes

Introduction: Even though Obesity, as measured by BMI > 30.00 kg/m 2 , is a established risk factor for ASCVD, it hasn’t been proven as a risk factor for adverse outcomes in patients with diagnosis of ischemic stroke. Our study sought to compare outcomes for ischemic stroke hospitalizations in patients with and without Obesity. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2016 and 2017. About 71,473,874who had ischemic stroke as primary diagnosis were enrolled and further stratified based on the presence or absence of Obesity as secondary diagnosis using ICD-10 codes. The primary outcome was inpatient mortality and secondary outcomes included length of hospital stay, treatment with mechanical thrombectomy, treatment with tPA, and complications like respiratory failure requiring intubation, pulmonary embolism (PE), DVT, NSTEMI and sepsis. Multivariate regression analysis was done to adjust for confounders. Results: The in-hospital mortality for patients with ischemic stroke was 42 145 overall. Compared with patients without obesity, patients with Obesity had a lower odds of in- hospital mortality (aOR 0.85, 95% CI 0.79-0.93, p<0.001) when adjusted for patient and hospital characteristics. We found that patients with ischemic stroke and obesity had decreased length of hospital stay and higher odds ratio of treatment with mechanical thrombectomy, treatment with tPA, and higher odds ratio of complications like respiratory failure requiring intubation and pulmonary embolism (PE). No significant difference in other secondary outcomes (DVT, NSTEMI and sepsis). Conclusion: There is convincing evidence supporting the existence of the “obesity paradox” in patients with ischemic stroke. Several stroke-associated mechanisms, like autonomous nervous activation and pro-inflammatory cytokine release in addition to other factors like impaired feeding and inactivity cause accelerated tissue degradation and overall weight loss. It is thought that obese patients with better metabolic reserve may be less affected from this unfavorable metabolic dysregulation as compared to underweight patients. Nevertheless, further studies are needed in order to identify factors responsible for this paradox.

W365 PREECLAMPSIA AS A RISK FACTOR FOR POSTNATAL PULMONARY EMBOLISM

2012 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. S823-S823
Author(s):  
A.-S. Ducloy-Bouthors ◽  
B. Wibaut ◽  
N. Trillot ◽  
V. Houfflin-Debarge ◽  
P. Deruelle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Risk Factor

Polycythemia Is a Risk Factor for Mortality in COPD Patients With Pulmonary Embolism

CHEST Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. A530
Author(s):  
Lu Guo ◽  
Li Jiang ◽  
Yun Gao ◽  
Rong Ju ◽  
Jeffrey Curtis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Copd Patients

High Preoperative Glucose and Not Just Diabetes is an Independent Risk Factor For Pulmonary Embolism

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-324
Author(s):  
Luis Pulido ◽  
Javad Parvizi ◽  
Boris Mraovic ◽  
Jeffrey I. Joseph ◽  
Zvi Grunwald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Independent Risk Factor

scholarly journals Anemia is not a risk factor for developing pulmonary embolism

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Harringa ◽  
Rebecca L. Bracken ◽  
Scott K. Nagle ◽  
Mark L. Schiebler ◽  
Brian W. Patterson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Risk Factor

scholarly journals Clinical profile of patients of acute pulmonary thromboembolism

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1089
Author(s):  
Arundhati Diwan ◽  
Supriya Barsode ◽  
Chandrakant Chavan ◽  
Rohit Jakhotia ◽  
Krishnapriya Vadlapatla
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Pulmonary Angiography ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
History Of

Background: Pulmonary embolism is a common and potentially life threatening condition. Most patients who succumb to pulmonary embolism do so within the first few hours of the event. The aim of the study was to observe the clinical profile, management and outcome in patients of pulmonary embolism.Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Medicine in a Tertiary care hospital in Western Maharashtra for a period of two years. 55 patients with confirmed diagnosis on CTPA (Computed tomography pulmonary angiography) were included in our study. A detailed history, examination and investigations like D dimer were done in all cases.Results: Mean age of the study cases was 44.98 years with 40% of the cases between 31-50 years of age. Overall male predominance was seen (83.6%). Most common associated co-morbidity was diabetes (32.7%). The commonest risk factor seen in the present study was history of smoking (29.1%). Dyspnoea was the most common presenting complaint (72.7%). Commonest presenting sign was tachycardia (43.6%). In present study, mortality rate among cases of pulmonary embolism was observed as 3.6%..Conclusions: Mean age of the study cases was 44.98 years with 40% of the cases between 31-50 years of age. Overall male predominance was seen (83.6%). Most common associated co-morbidity was diabetes (32.7%). The commonest risk factor seen in the present study was history of smoking (29.1%). Dyspnoea was the most common presenting complaint (72.7%). Commonest presenting sign was tachycardia (43.6%). In present study, mortality rate among cases of pulmonary embolism was observed as 3.6%.

scholarly journals Are Meteorological Parameters a Risk Factor for Pulmonary Embolism? A Retrospective Analysis of 530 Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceyda Anar ◽  
Tuba Inal ◽  
Serhat Erol ◽  
Gulru Polat ◽  
Ipek Unsal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Meteorological Parameters
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