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Global incidence and case fatality rate of pulmonary embolism following major surgery: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition common after major surgery. Although the high incidence (0.3–30%) and mortality rate (16.9–31%) of PE in patients undergoing major surgical procedures is apparent from findings of contemporary observational studies, there is a lack...

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Autores principales: Temgoua, Mazou N., Tochie, Joel Noutakdie, Noubiap, Jean Jacques, Agbor, Valirie Ndip, Danwang, Celestin, Endomba, Francky Teddy A., Nkemngu, Njinkeng J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5716368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29202836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-017-0647-8