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VOL. 5, ISSUE 2 (2023)
A study to assess the prevalance of pulmonary embolism among COPD patients in SMCH
Authors
Dr. C Muthulakshmi, Narmadha K
Abstract
The present study aim was the assess the pulmonary
embolism among COPD patients in SMCH. A quantitative research approach and
descriptive research design have adopted for the present study. 30 COPD
patients who are satisfied the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive
sampling technique. A structured questionnaire to collect the demographic
variables and Revised Geneva score and D dimer test to assess the scoring
interpretation of the patients. Among 30 study participants the 18(60%) had
high probability of pulmonary embolism and 12(40%) had intermediate
probability, 10(33.3%) and 2(6.7%) had negative result of pulmonary embolism
among patients with COPD was found. Hence the findings of present study
concluded, that COPD patients has high significant prevalence of pulmonary
embolism.
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Pages:15-17
How to cite this article:
Dr. C Muthulakshmi, Narmadha K "A study to assess the prevalance of pulmonary embolism among COPD patients in SMCH". International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, Vol 5, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 15-17
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