Autopsy proven cases of pulmonary thromboembolism: 18-year study at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Twelve cases of pulmonary embolism were found among 4,896 autopsies during 18 years in Ramathibodi hospital. This gives an incidence of 0.24 per 100 necropsies. Deep vein thrombosis occurred in two of the twelve cases and was not the main cause of pulmonary embolism in this series.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013785:Thailand