Diagnosis of elderly inpatiens with pulmonary thromboembolism / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the diagnostic status of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) for inpatients in Peking Union hospital Methods Inpatients diagnosed acute PTE from January 1999 to December 2002 were reviewed and divided by sex, age and risk factors Results Among 78 844 inpatients, 155 were diagnosed PTE during 4 year period, 73 of 27 100 in men (0 27%) vs 82 of 51 744(0 16%)in women, and 52 of 17 459 (0 30% ) in elderly patients(≥60 years) vs 103 of 61 385 (0 17% ) in non elderly patients(