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•Pulmonary embolism remains a frequent medical problem, despite the increase in implementation of anticoagulant drugs.•The costs of diagnostics and therapy of pulmonary embolism are significant.•The orthopedic patients are one of the high-risk groups of pulmonary embolism.•Some parameters not frequently analyzed in pulmonary embolism patients, such as NT-proBNP and more, can improve the diagnostics of pulmonary embolism and generate little cost.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plabm.2025.e00452 | DOI Listing |
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September 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Electronic address:
Cureus
August 2025
Haematology, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, IRL.
Introduction: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), mainly deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), persists as a critical contributor to hospital-acquired mortality. Despite its largely preventable nature, early 2024 data from Bon Secours Hospital in Cork revealed alarmingly low compliance with VTE prophylaxis protocol.
Aim: This study evaluated the implementation efficacy of VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis in adult hospitalised patients at Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, according to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines.
Cureus
August 2025
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, JPN.
Cerebral infarction is a rare but serious complication after pulmonary resection for lung cancer. A 78-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic right middle lobectomy for stage IA2 adenocarcinoma. On postoperative day 1, he developed acute right hemiparesis and motor aphasia.
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September 2025
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Danyang, Affiliated Danyang Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu Province, China.
Background: Numerous studies have investigated the correlation between psoriasis and venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, the findings have not been entirely conclusive. The objective of this study was to assess the association between psoriasis and the risk of VTE by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis, complemented by Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to evaluate potential causality.
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