Background: A complication of venous thromboembolism is pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism is a type of cardiovascular disease caused by a thrombus in the pulmonary artery. Nonspecific symptoms and a wide range of clinical to asymptomatic presentations make diagnosing this disease challenging. Objective: In this research, the patient profiles of pulmonary embolism patients admitted at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital in Surabaya from 2019 until 2021 were analyzed. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study utilizes a retrospective methodology using secondary data from the medical record of individuals who suffered pulmonary embolisms during 2019 and 2021. Result: A total of 33 pulmonary embolism patients met the inclusion criteria. Patients were dominated by men (66.7%) and age groups 36-45 and 56-65 years (30.3%). The most symptom was shortness of breath (43.3%). The Geneva score was dominated by the intermediate group (78.8%). PESI scores were overwhelmed by the class III group (36.4%). Vital signs are within normal limits, except respiratory rate results above normal with an average of 24x/min. Complete blood is within normal limits, except white blood cell results above normal with an average of 12.2 10 3/μl. %). Based on the CT scan results, most thrombi were found in the distal pulmonary artery (60%). The anticoagulant group is the most widely administered pharmacological therapy (76.5%). Conclusion: The majority of pulmonary embolism patients are men, with the most frequent symptoms being shortness of breath and the most thrombus locations found in the distal pulmonary artery

Clinical Profile

venous thromboembolism

characteristic

pulmonary embolism