Italian Pulmonary Embolism Registry - IPER

University Of Perugia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01604538

protocol_364

Details and patient eligibility

About

RAZIONALE

Pulmonary embolism is a complex disease, with a highly variable clincal presentation. Diagnosis starts with clinical probability assessment mainly based on medical history and rapidly available clinical data. Pulmonary embolism can be managed by emergency department, cardiology, pneumology geriatrics or internal medicine physicians. Thus, initial clinical management can varies based on the attitude of the attending physician.

Diagnosis is a crucial point as it can influence short term mortality.

OBJECTIVE

The registry has 3 main objectives:

1. educational objective,
2. improvement in the knowledge of epidemiology, management and outcome of acute pulmonary embolism in Italy
3. scientific objective

Enrollment: 1,700 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• consecutive patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Exclusion criteria

• age <18 years

Trial design

1,700 participants in 1 patient group

patients with acute pulmonary embolism