Trends in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Admission Rates and Mortality Outcomes in Australia, 2002-2003 to 2017-2018: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background:  Contemporary Australian epidemiological data on acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are lacking.

Objectives:  To determine the admission rates of acute PE in Australia, and to assess the temporal trends in short- and medium-term mortality following acute PE.

Methods:  Retrospective population-linkage study of all New South Wales residents admitted with a primary diagnosis of PE between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2018 using data from the Centre for Health Record Linkage databases.

Incidence and Impact of Hypoalbuminaemia on Outcomes Following Acute Pulmonary Embolism.

Background: Clinical features and outcomes of patients with hypoalbuminaemia in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) have never been studied. The present study investigated the incidence and determined the prognostic significance of hypoalbuminaemia in patients with confirmed acute PE.

Methods: From a dedicated tertiary-referral centre database involving 1,426 consecutive patients admitted with confirmed PE (2000-2012), 1,032 patients had serum albumin assessed on admission (day-1).