title: Comparison between saddle versus non-saddle pulmonary embolism: insights from nationwide inpatient sample.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, United States. Electronic address: ranjanrp@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ranjan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States.
authors.forename: Smith
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, United States.
authors.forename: Paras
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karmacharya
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, United States.
authors.forename: Madan Raj
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Aryal
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, United States.
authors.forename: Anthony A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Donato
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: HCUP; Length of stay; Mortality; NIS; Saddle pulmonary embolism