Table 1. Incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism in necropsies.
Period 1972-1995 | 95% CI | |
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Number of deaths | 40,998 | |
Necropsies | 16,466 | |
Necropsies with PTE | 782 | |
Necropsies with lethal PTE | 533* | |
Necropsies with non-lethal PTE | 249 | |
Incidence of PTE in necropsies (%) | 4.7% | 4.4-5.1 |
Incidence of lethal PTE in necropsies (%) | 3.2%* | 3.0-3.5 |
Incidence of non-lethal PTE in necropsies (%) | 1.5% | 1.3-1.7 |
p = 0.001
c2 trend = 14.97; 1 gl
PTE = pulmonary thromboembolism CI = confidence interval.