作者研究了1966～1980年某大学医院全部住院病人和手术病人因肺栓塞所造成的死亡率及其特点。在6,858例死亡病例中,曾作尸检的有3,412例,系应用标准的和灵敏的方法对肺进行解剖。结果发现6％死亡病例(4.7％手术病例)有大块的致命性肺栓塞。在1966～1980年这段时期,住院病人和手术病人的栓塞死亡率有明显下降,尸检病例的栓塞发生率从最初5年的9.3％降至最后5年的3.8％。除去在死亡期间 The authors studied the mortality and characteristics of all inpatients and surgical patients at a university hospital from 1966 to 1980 due to pulmonary embolism. Of the 6,858 deaths, 3,412 had been autopsy, using standard and sensitive methods to dissect the lung. As a result, 6% of fatal cases (4.7% of surgical cases) were found to have large fatal pulmonary embolisms. During the period 1966-1980, there was a significant reduction in embolism mortality in hospitalized patients and surgical patients, and the incidence of embolization in autopsy cases dropped from 9.3% in the first 5 years to 3.8% in the last 5 years. Removed during the death