Publications by authors named "Plasencia Antonio"
Background: Our objective was to develop a prognostic stratification tool that enables patients with cancer and pulmonary embolism (PE), whether incidental or symptomatic, to be classified according to the risk of serious complications within 15 days.
Methods: The sample comprised cases from a national registry of pulmonary thromboembolism in patients with cancer (1075 patients from 14 Spanish centres). Diagnosis was incidental in 53.
Article Synopsis
- The study explored factors influencing 30-day mortality in cancer patients with pulmonary embolism, analyzing both suspected (SPE) and unsuspected (UPE) cases.
- The cohort consisted of 1,033 patients, with key predictors of mortality identified, such as VTE history, cancer type, disease progression, and vital signs.
- Mortality rates differed; truly asymptomatic UPE patients had a lower rate (3%) compared to UPE with symptoms (20%) and SPE (21%), indicating disease severity significantly impacts short-term mortality outcomes.
Background: Acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) varies in its clinical manifestations in patients with cancer and entails specific issues. The objective is to assess the performance of five scores (PESI, sPESI, GPS, POMPE, and RIETE) and a clinical decision rule to predict 30-day mortality.
Methods: This is an ambispective, observational, multicenter study that collected episodes of PE in patients with cancer from 13 Spanish centers.