PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Authors: A. R. BARNES
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Editorial1 February 1938PULMONARY EMBOLISMA. R. BARNESA. R. BARNESSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-8-1506 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIf anything is to be accomplished in the prevention and treatment of pulmonary embolism, several things are necessary. A much keener appreciation of its frequency, a knowledge of the chief circumstances that favor its occurrence, an ability to recognize it in its mild and nonfatal forms, and an aggressive and systematic program aimed at prevention, are essential minimal requirements.The incidence of fatal pulmonary embolism in unselected consecutive postmortem examinations is above 2 per cent.7, 13Pulmonary embolism accounts for from 5 to 6 per cent of deaths following surgical procedures.12, 13In McCartney's series it accounted for about 5...References1 ALLANMACLEAN EVAR: Treatment of sudden arterial occlusion with papaverine hydrochloride: report of a case, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clinic, 1935, x, 216-220. Google Scholar2 BARKER NW: Personal communication to the author. Google Scholar3 BARNES AR: Diagnostic electrocardiographic changes observed following acute pulmonary embolism, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clinic, 1936, xi, 11-13. Google Scholar4 BARNES AR: Pulmonary embolism, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 1347-1353. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5 BELT TH: Thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, Am. Jr. Path., 1934, x, 129-144. Google Scholar6 BLUMGARTWEISS HLS: Studies on the velocity of blood flow: II. The velocity of blood flow in normal resting individuals, and a critique of the method, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1927, iv, 15-31. III. The velocity of blood flow and its relation to other aspects of the circulation in patients with rheumatic and syphilitic heart disease, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1927, iv, 149-171. IV. The velocity of blood flow and its relation to other aspects of the circulation in patients with arteriosclerosis and in patients with arterial hypertension, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1927, iv, 173-197. V. The physiological and the pathological significance of the velocity of blood flow, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1927, iv, 199-209. Clinical studies on the velocity of blood flow: IX. The pulmonary circulation time, the velocity of venous blood flow to the heart, and related aspects of the circulation in patients with cardiovascular disease, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1928, v, 343-377. Clinical studies on the velocity of blood flow: X. The relation between the velocity of blood flow, the venous pressure and the vital capacity of the lungs in fifty patients with cardiovascular disease compared with similar measurements in fifty normal persons, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1928, v, 379-392. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7 COLLINS DC: Pulmonary embolism; based upon a study of 271 instances, Am. Jr. Surg., 1936, xxxiii, 210-219. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8 DAWBARNEARLAMEVANS RYFWH: The relation of the blood platelets to thrombosis after operation and parturition, Jr. Path. and Bacteriol., 1928, xxxi, 833-873. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 DE TAKÁTS G: The use of papaverine in acute arterial occlusions, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvi, 1003-1005. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10 GOSSETBERTRANDPATEL AIJ: Sur la physio-pathologie des embolies artérielles des membres (recherches expérimentales), Ann. d'anat. path., 1932, ix, 841-862. Google Scholar11 GRAYMACKENZIE HKWC: Personal communication to the author. Google Scholar12 HENDERSON EF: Fatal pulmonary embolism: a statistical review, Arch. Surg., 1927, xv, 231-236. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13 MCCARTNEY JS: Personal communication to the author. Google Scholar14 MCGINNWHITE SPD: Acute cor pulmonale resulting from pulmonary embolism: its clinical recognition, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, civ, 1473-1480. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15 MCKECHNIEALLEN REEV: Sudden occlusion of the arteries of the extremities, Surg., Gynec., and Obst., 1936, lxiii, 231-240. Google Scholar16 SNELL AM: The relation of obesity to fatal postoperative pulmonary embolism, Arch. Surg., 1927, xv, 237-244. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17 VILLARETJUSTIN-BESANCONBARDIN MLP: Physio-pathologie des accidents mortels consécutifs aux embolies pulmonaires, Bull. et mém. Soc. méd. d. hôp. de Paris, 1936, i, 936-941; Recherches sur la prévention expérimentale des accidents consécutifs aux embolies pulmonaires, Bull. et mém. Soc. méd. d. hôp. de Paris, 1936, i, 941-944. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 February 1938Volume 11, Issue 8Page: 1506-1509KeywordsAutopsyPulmonary embolism Issue Published: 1 February 1938 PDF DownloadLoading ...