Volume 151, Issue 3, Pages 544-554 (March 2017) Prevalence and Localization of Pulmonary Embolism in Unexplained Acute Exacerbations of COPD Floor E. Aleva, MD, Lucas W.L.M. Voets, BSc, Sami O. Simons, MD, PhD, Quirijn de Mast, MD, PhD, André J.A.M. van der Ven, MD, PhD, Yvonne F. Heijdra, MD, PhD CHEST Volume 151, Issue 3, Pages 544-554 (March 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.07.034 Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Flow diagram of the study selection process and numbers of studies identified. AE-COPD = acute exacerbation of COPD. aStudies could have fulfilled more than one criterion. CHEST 2017 151, 544-554DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2016.07.034) Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Prevalence of PE in patients with AE-COPD. PE = pulmonary embolism; W = weight. See Figure 1 legend for expansion of other abbreviation. CHEST 2017 151, 544-554DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2016.07.034) Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Prevalence of DVT in patients with AE-COPD. See Figure 1 and 2 legends for expansion of other abbreviations. CHEST 2017 151, 544-554DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2016.07.034) Copyright © 2016 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions