Pulmonary Embolism in Young and Elderly Patients: Clinical Characteristics, Laboratory and Instrumental Findings and Differences Between Age Groups

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dc.authoridAltınkaya, Naime/0000-0003-1348-8167
dc.authoridSen, Nazan/0000-0002-4171-7484
dc.authoridErmis, Hilal/0000-0002-1764-9098
dc.authoridUlubay, Gaye/0000-0003-2478-9985;
dc.authorwosidAltınkaya, Naime/AAM-5169-2021
dc.authorwosidSen, Nazan/AAI-8947-2021
dc.authorwosidErmis, Necip/A-5184-2018
dc.authorwosidErmis, Hilal/ABI-2900-2020
dc.authorwosidUlubay, Gaye/AAB-5064-2021
dc.authorwosidErmis, Necip/HJP-7061-2023
dc.contributor.authorSen, Nazan
dc.contributor.authorErmis, Hilal
dc.contributor.authorAltinkaya, Naime
dc.contributor.authorErmis, Necip
dc.contributor.authorKaratasli, Meltem
dc.contributor.authorUlubay, Gaye
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:32:40Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:32:40Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: The mortality and incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) increases with advancing age. Despite the diagnostic developments in recent years, the disease is still difficult to diagnose especially in elderly people. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical presentation of PE in young and elderly patients, examine the parameters determining the risk and prognosis and finally contribute to a decrease in mortality. Material and Method: This study comprised 141 patients diagnosed as PE. The patients were divided into two groups, < 65 years (young group) and 65 years (elderly group). The clinical, laboratory and instrumental findings of the patients were evaluated retrospectively. Results: The most common risk factors in both groups were immobility and recent surgery. Chest pain and hemoptysis were less frequent in the elderly group, while tachycardia was more common in this group of patients (p<0.001, p=0.013 and p=0.047, respectively). Patients with massive PE had a higher value of D-Dimer and electrocardiography (ECG) score compared to patients with non-massive PE (p=0.01, p<0.001, respectively). D-Dimer and cardiac troponin levels and ECG score were higher in patients who died in the hospital when compared to the individuals who survived (p=0.02, p=0.018, p=0.008, respectively). Conclusion: Since PE may present with atypical clinical findings in the elderly, a high level of clinical suspicion is required for the diagnosis. Use of the parameters which can determine the severity, risk and prognosis of the disease at an early stage may enable the initiation of appropriate treatment in the early phases of the disease, thereby decreasing the mortality.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/ttd.2010.26
dc.identifier.endpage166en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-7808
dc.identifier.issn1308-5387
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-78650356797en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage160en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/ttd.2010.26
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/95216
dc.identifier.volume11en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000421708700005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherBilimsel Tip Publishing Houseen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Thoracic Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectPulmonary embolismen_US
dc.subjectelderlyen_US
dc.subjectage groupsen_US
dc.subjectsymptomsen_US
dc.subjectdiagnosisen_US
dc.titlePulmonary Embolism in Young and Elderly Patients: Clinical Characteristics, Laboratory and Instrumental Findings and Differences Between Age Groupsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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