Predicting mortality of pulmonary thromboembolism in cancer patients with a new scoring system: mPESI
Feray Balkan,
N. Rana Dişel,
Senem Koca
et al.
Abstract:Purpose: Although the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) is frequently used, assessing the severity of pulmonary thromboembolism in cancer patients is not sufficient for prognostic evaluation. In this study, we aimed to designate a scoring system to determine the prognosis of newly diagnosed pulmonary thromboembolism in adult cancer patients.
Materials and Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional, and descriptive study was held in an emergency department of a university hospital. Patients were classif… Show more
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