Incidence of acute pulmonary embolism, related comorbidities and survival; analysis of a Swedish national cohort
Why the study?
What is the incidence and survival of patients with acute pulmonary embolism compared to matched controls?
Population
5,793 in-hospital patients of all ages diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism in 2005 in Sweden, mean age…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 4 years
Authors
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Implication
Swedish registry data underscore PE burden and comorbidities; leaves open whether contemporary care has improved survival.
Structured PICO
What is the incidence and survival of patients with acute pulmonary embolism compared to matched controls?
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Population
5,793 in-hospital patients of all ages diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism in 2005 in Sweden, mean age 70 years, 52% women.
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Comparator
Matched controls
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Outcome
Incidence of acute pulmonary embolism and short- and long-term survival up to 4 yearshard clinical
Acute pulmonary embolism is associated with a national incidence of 0.6/1000/year and significantly increased short- and long-term mortality compared to matched controls, even after excluding patients with prior malignancies.
Cite This Study
Andersson et al. (2017) studied this question.