Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism after prolonged physical immobilization in hospitalized psychiatric patients

Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism after prolonged physical immobilization in hospitalized psychiatric patients

Background/Aim. Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) may be one of the causes of sudden death in hospitalized psychiatric patients. The aim of our study was to investigate whether fatal PTE in these patients may be the result of their prolonged physical immobilization, particularly when there were ass...

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Main Authors: Stefanović Vesna, Kuzmanović Ana, Stefanović Slaviša
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2013-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Subjects:
pulmonary embolism
psychiatry
patients
risk factors
immobilization
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2013/0042-84501310903S.pdf
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