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| Authors | No. of asymptomatic pulmonary embolism | Procedure and indications | Therapy |
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Grados et al., 2000 [10] | 1/40 (2.5%) | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Not reported |
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Bernhard et al., 2003 [11] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Not reported |
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Pleser et al., 2004 [12] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Heparin + warfarin for 6 months |
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Seo et al., 2005 [13] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Operative embolectomy |
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Baumann et al., 2006 [14] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Warfarin for 3 months |
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Freitag et al., 2006 [15] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Warfarin for 6 months |
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MacTaggart et al., 2006 [16] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Not reported |
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Neuwirth et al., 2006 [17] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Not reported |
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Walz et al., 2006 [18] | 1/57 (2%) | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | No anticoagulation |
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Quesada and Mutlu, 2006 [19] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Not reported |
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Abdul-Jalil et al., 2007 [20] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Low dose heparin |
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Serra et al., 2007 [21] | 3/175 (2%) | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Not reported |
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Schneider and Plit, 2007 [22] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Not reported |
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Yeo et al., 2009 [23] | 18/119 (15%) | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Not reported |
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Venmans et al., 2008 [24] | 11/299 (3%) | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Not reported |
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Venmans et al., 2010 [25] | 14/54 (26%) | PVP, various | Not reported |
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Fornell-Pérez et al., 2010 [26] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Clinical observation |
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Nesnídal et al., 2010 [27] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Clinical observation |
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Dash and Brinster, 2011 [2] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Open heart surgery |
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Luetmer et al., 2011 [28] | 22/244 (9%) | PVP, various | Clinical observation |
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Tourtier and Cottez, 2012 [29] | 1 | PVP, osteoporotic fracture | Clinical observation |
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| Total | 84 cases | PVP, osteoporotic
fracture (100%) | 47% not reported
19% clinical observation
9% warfarin alone
5% heparin alone
5% heparin + warfarin
5% open heart surgery
5% embolectomy
5% no anticoagulation |
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