The Faculty of Nursing at Baghdad University discussed the Diploma Capstone tagged) Evidence based Nursing Practices in Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism for Patients in Critical Care Units (for the student Ramaq Abdul Kareem Mohammed.
The aim of the study is to establishing evidence-based practice diagnose, pathology and causes guidelines that help in prevention and management of pulmonary embolism in Intensive Care Units and highlighting the role of nurses in these guidelines.
The letter also included the thesis to Pulmonary embolism is a common and potentially fatal form of venous thromboembolism (VTE). There are many factors that increase the risk of PE. These risk factors are categorized as inherited and acquired. PE range from small, asymptomatic obstruction of segmental or subsegmental arteries up to large emboli that may present with sudden cardiovascular collapse and death.
The most important recommendations reached by the study: In suspicion of pulmonary embolism, detailed laboratory tests for diagnosis and the delivery of therapy always in relation to the benefit / risk for the patient, are absolutely necessary, and the estimate that the researcher got privilege.