background: pulmonary embolism (pe) is the most life-threatening form of venous thrombosis which causes the majority of mortalities in this category. obstructive sleep apnea (osa) has been indicated as one of the risk factors for thromboembolism because of hemostatic alterations. the present study was designed to seek for the relationship between osa and 30-day mortality of patients with pe. ma...

BACKGROUND Premature ejaculation (PE) is a common sexual dysfunction among men which affects men and their partners. Little qualitative data are available to characterize the impact of PE on men and their partners about ejaculatory control, sexual satisfaction, emotional distress and relationships. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of PE from the perspective of men with PE an...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Less than 35% of patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism (PE) actually have PE. Safe bedside methods to exclude PE could save health-care resources and improve access to diagnostic testing for suspected PE. In patients with suspected PE, we sought to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value of (1) a steady-state end-tidal alveolar dead space ...

PURPOSE To compare the frequency of pleural and parenchymal abnormalities detected on computed tomography (CT) in patients with and without acute pulmonary embolism (PE), and to investigate whether the pleuroparenchymal findings correlate with the severity of PE. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed contrast-enhanced CT scans acquired in 128 patients suspected of having acute PE....

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence different packaging materials [standard foil: BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene)/PET (polyester)/PE (polyethylene) for upper layer, and APET (polyethylene terephthalate)/PE bottom layer; foil 1: PP (polypropylene)/PET/PE/EVOH (ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer)/PE PP/PE/EVOH/PE 2: PP/PET/PE/EVOH/PE PA (polyamide)/EVOH/PE 3: PP/PET/PE PA/EV...

OBJECTIVE Many emergency department (ED) patients with cardiopulmonary symptoms such as chest pain or dyspnea are placed in observation units but do not undergo specific diagnostic testing for pulmonary embolism (PE). The role of observation units in the diagnosis of PE has not been studied. We hypothesized that there was a small but significant rate of unsuspected PE in our observation unit po...

Data on the incidence, associated factors, and prognosis of pericardial effusion (PE) in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) are scarce. Patients with native valve IE were prospectively followed in our center from 1990 to 2007. A logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent variables associated with PE and mortality. We included 479 episodes of IE from 459 patients (...

OBJECTIVES To examine the relationship between low maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) and uterine artery pulsatility index (UtA-PI) at 11+0 to 13+6 weeks with subsequent development of pre-eclampsia (PE). METHODS UtA-PI and serum PAPP-A were measured in women attending for routine care at 11+0 to 13+6 weeks of gestation. In the population, 156 (1.9%) women developed...

BACKGROUND Less than one third of patients with fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) are identified prior to autopsy. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the clinical syndromes of acute PE are effective at identifying patients who die of this condition. METHOD Seven hundred seventy-eight autopsy reports at the Buffalo General Hospital from 1991 to 1996 inclusive were reviewed. Inpatient medical records...

INTRODUCTION Premature ejaculation (PE) is common. However, it has been underreported and undertreated. AIMS To determine the prevalence of PE and to investigate possible associated factors of PE. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at a primary care clinic over a 3-month period in 2008. Men aged 18-70 years attending the clinic were recruited, and they completed self-administe...