title: Pulmonary embolism in children.
abstract: Pulmonary embolism is an uncommon diagnosis in the pediatric patient, often discovered on autopsy. The mortality rate of untreated pulmonary embolism approaches 30%, and the best way to prevent death is by swift diagnosis and initiation of therapy. This article reviews the risk factors, clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnostic modalities, and treatment of pulmonary embolism in children.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Wilmott
mesh_terms: D000403:Airway Resistance; D010478:Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004298:Dopamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D004280:Dobutamine; D004298:Dopamine