Tuesday, April 18, 2006

DVT/PE

This was brought up this week:
"Does anyone know the reference for a study that showed in patients who were asymptomatic from a cardiopulmonary perspective but had a positive LE doppler for a DVT the incidence of documented PE on a PA-gram?
I know there is a study showing this, but I cannot find the reference."
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousTue Apr 18, 04:01:00 PM

    Here are two references:
    Moser, KM, Fedullo, PF, LitteJohn, JK, et al (1994) Frequent asymptomatic pulmonary embolism in patients with deep venous thrombosis. JAMA 271,223-225
    Huisman, MV, Buller, HR, ten Cate, JW, et al (1989) Unexpected high prevalence of silent pulmonary embolism in patients with deep venous thrombosis. Chest 95,498-502

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  2. AnonymousTue Apr 18, 04:03:00 PM

    I don't know if this is the one you had in mind but Hull et al reviewed the
    PIOPED data looking for risk/incidence of PE based on DVT studies: Arch
    Intern Med 1995 Oct 23;155(19):2101-4

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