Key result
Chronic renal failure was associated with a lower incidence of pulmonary embolism at autopsy (9.47%) compared to the overall autopsy population (32.3%).
Why the study?
What is the incidence of pulmonary embolism in patients with chronic renal failure at autopsy?
Observational (n=2,255)
What is the incidence of pulmonary embolism in patients with chronic renal failure at autopsy?
Pulmonary embolism appears to be an infrequent cause of mortality in patients with chronic renal failure based on autopsy findings.
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Pulmonary embolism may be infrequent in chronic renal failure; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
The records of 2,255 autopsies performed on adults between Jan 1, 1969, and Dec 31, 1981, were reviewed for the presence of pulmonary embolism. The overall incidence was 32.3% (18.4%, microscopic; 4%, microscopic; and 9.9%, both). During this period, 95 patients with chronic renal failure (serum creatinine level, greater than 5.0 mg/dL) were identified. The incidence in this group was 9.47% (all microscopic). We conclude that pulmonary embolism is an infrequent cause of mortality in patients with chronic renal failure.
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Robert T. Mossey (1982) conducted an observational in Chronic renal failure and pulmonary embolism (n=2,255). Chronic renal failure (serum creatinine > 5.0 mg/dL) vs. Overall autopsy population was evaluated on Presence of pulmonary embolism at autopsy. Chronic renal failure was associated with a lower incidence of pulmonary embolism at autopsy (9.47%) compared to the overall autopsy population (32.3%).
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