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Diagnostic value of gas exchange tests in patients with clinical suspicion of pulmonary embolism

OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of parameters derived from arterial blood gas tests in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. METHOD: We measured alveolar-arterial partial pressure of oxygen [P(A–a)O(2)] gradient, PaO(2) and arterial partial pressure of carbon diaxide (PaCO(2)) in 773 consecutive patie...

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Autores principales: Prediletto, Renato, Miniati, Massimo, Tonelli, Lucia, Formichi, Bruno, Di Ricco, Giorgio, Marini, Carlo, Bauleo, Carolina, Allescia, Germana, Cocci, Franca, Monti, Simonetta, Pistolesi, Massimo, Giuntini, Carlo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC29023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11056733