Temporal trends in pulmonary embolism prevalence in Greece during 2013-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary embolism (PE) epidemiological data about the disease prevalence in the general population are unclear. The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of PE in Greece and the associated temporal trends for the years 2013-2017.

Methods

Data on medical prescriptions for PE in the years 2013-2017 were provided by the Greek National Health Service Organization (EOPYY). Data on age, gender, specialty of the prescribing physician and prescription unit were provided as well.

Results

The total number of medical prescriptions for PE for the study period was 101,426. Of the total prescriptions, 51% were issued by the Public Sector and 48% by the Private Sector. In 2013 the prevalence of PE was 5.43 cases per 100,000 citizens and increased constantly un

SUBMITTER: Lampropoulos IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7981863 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature