Reducing the incidence of fatal pulmonary embolism by preventive administration of heparin
Fazekas, I.; Dudás, M.; Iványi, J.
Orvosi Hetilap 134(23): 1245-1247
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-6002 PMID: 8332342 Document Number: 409429
The authors had introduced the heparin prevention routinely from 01 January 1985 on the patients with predisposing factors in consideration of the contraindications. The death of pulmonary embolism was compared retrospectively with the pre- and post-prevention five years period in an autopsy material. During 10 years 340 patients died in pulmonary embolism. During the first period the total mortality was 24.6% because of pulmonary embolism, but in the second period it was only 19.4%. This percentage would be improved with more widely used heparin prevention (early and sufficient dose).