Can Routine Investigation for Occult Pulmonary Embolism Be Justified in Patients with Deep Vein Thrombosis?

Purpose: This study aims to investigate whether routine screening for silent pulmonary embolism (PE) can be justified in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Materials and Methods : We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 201 patients with lower-extremity DVT admitted to the vascular...

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Published in:	Vascular Specialist International
Main Authors:	Dimitrios A. Chatzelas, Apostolos G. Pitoulias, Vangelis Bontinis, Theodosia N. Zampaka, Georgios V. Tsamourlidis, Alkis Bontinis, Anastasios G. Potouridis, Maria D. Tachtsi, Georgios A. Pitoulias
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Medrang 2024-04-01
Subjects:	venous thrombosis pulmonary embolism thromboembolism computed tomography angiography diagnosis
Online Access:	http://www.vsijournal.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5758/vsi.240017