Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2016 Mar;111(2):163-75; quiz 176-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00063-015-0114-z. Epub 2015 Nov 30.

[Pulmonary embolism]

[Article in German]
M Hecker  1 , N Sommer  2 , A Hecker  3 , D Bandorski  4 , M A Weigand  5 , G A Krombach  6 , E Mayer  7 , D Walmrath  2
Affiliations
Free article
Review

[Pulmonary embolism]

[Article in German]
M Hecker et al. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2016 Mar.
Free article

Abstract

Pulmonary embolism is a potentially fatal disorder and frequently seen in critical care and emergency medicine. Due to a high mortality rate within the first few hours, the accurate initiation of rational diagnostic pathways in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism and timely consecutive treatment is essential. In this review, the current European guidelines on the diagnosis and therapy of acute pulmonary embolism are presented. Special focus is put on a structured patient management based on the individual risk of early mortality. In particular risk assessment and new risk-adjusted treatment recommendations are presented and discussed in this article.

Keywords: D-dimer; Lung diseases; Probability; Risk factors; Therapeutic thrombolysis.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Ann Intern Med. 2007 Aug 7;147(3):165-70 - PubMed
    1. N Engl J Med. 2012 May 24;366(21):1959-67 - PubMed
    1. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2004 Oct;44(5):452-7; discussion 377 - PubMed
    1. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Oct 15;172(8):1041-6 - PubMed
    1. N Engl J Med. 2015 Aug 6;373(6):511-20 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources