Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical characteristics of pulmonary embolism in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD in Plateau regions: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

To investigate pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD) patients in plateau regions, we performed a prospective cohort study to evaluate the prevalence, risk factors and clinical characteristics of PE in the cohort of hospitalized patients at high altitude.

Methods

We did a prospective study with a total of 636 AE-COPD patients in plateau regions. Demographic and clinical data, laboratory data, including ultrasound scans of the lower extremities and cardiac ultrasound, and computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) variables were obtained, and comparisons were made between groups with and without PE. We also conducted logistic regression to explore the risk factors of PE.

Result

SUBMITTER: Yang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900782 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature