2015, Number 2
Frecuencia de tromboembolismo pulmonar en pacientes con cáncer de páncreas en el periodo de enero 2009 a diciembre 2013 en el Hospital San Juan de Dios
Estrada-Garzona CF, Garzona-Navas AF
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ABSTRACT
Background: The knowledge of pulmonary embolism frequency in patients with pancreatic cancer as a risk factor allows the clinician to optimize suspicion, diagnosis and prevention of a potentially fatal vascular complication. Methods: Descriptive observational study that included 92 patients with a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in the period of time from January 2009 to December 2013 that were identified according to CIE-10 codification in the database for hospitalization Medical Records and Health Statistics (REMES) of the San Juan de Dios Hospital, Costa Rica. Results: In the sample, mean age was 63.67 years, the relation female to male was 1.24 (55.4% female, 44.6% male), and 14.1% of patients died. The most frequently found risk factors for pulmonary embolism were smoking (31.8%), abdominal surgery (29.3%) and the presence of infection (14.1%). There were 2 patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (2.2%) with the aid of spiral computed tomography angiography (CTPA) and in both cases proximal perfusion defects were identified. Conclusions: In patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer the most frequent risk factors for pulmonary embolism were smoking, abdominal surgery and the presence of infection.