title: [Pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis of extremities].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the relationship between pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis of extremities.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of 100 patients with deep venous thrombosis to analyse the occurrence of pulmonary embolism during 1996 to and 1998 in their hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the 100 patients with deep venous thrombosis, the complication of pulmonary embolism was 45%, fatal pulmonary embolism was 4%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The complication of pulmonary embolism in the patients with deep venous thrombosis frequently occurred and medical professionals should pay attention to them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Railway General Hospital, Beijing 100038, China.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005121:Extremities / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*