The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 7 , Pages 611-617 , July 2008

Pulmonary Embolism Incidence Is Increasing with Use of Spiral Computed Tomography

  • Nicholas A. DeMonaco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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  • Qianyu Dang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Healthcare Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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  • Wishwa N. Kapoor, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Healthcare Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
    • Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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  • Margaret V. Ragni, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
    • Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pa.
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Margaret V. Ragni, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, 3636 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4306.

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    Incidence of pulmonary embolism in the Pennsylvania population from 1997 to 2001.

    Incidence of pulmonary embolism in the Pennsylvania population from 1997 to 2001.

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    Proportion of patients hospitalized for pulmonary embolism in Pennsylvania who underwent diagnostic procedures between 1997 and 2001. CT=computed tomography.

    Proportion of patients hospitalized for pulmonary embolism in Pennsylvania who underwent diagnostic procedures between 1997 and 2001. CT=computed tomography.

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    Atlas Severity of Illness scores by year for patients hospitalized with pulmonary embolism in Pennsylvania.

    Atlas Severity of Illness scores by year for patients hospitalized with pulmonary embolism in Pennsylvania.

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    Mortality rates by year for patients hospitalized with pulmonary embolism in Pennsylvania.

    Mortality rates by year for patients hospitalized with pulmonary embolism in Pennsylvania.

 This work was sponsored by a grant from the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The sponsor had no role in the design or conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data; or preparation, review, or approval of the article.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00262-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.035

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 7 , Pages 611-617 , July 2008

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