Results
pneumonia
PULMONARY EMBOLISM, MAY, HEMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY, PNEUMONIA
In April and May 2020, 255 patients were screened, of whom 40 (age: 55.5 ± 13.7) met the criteria and were randomly allocated to PPT (n = 20) or basic care (n = 20) groups. From 20 allocated patients to the PPT group, one (5%) was intubated at the end of the second day and died after nine days. The reason for intubation was suddenly hemodynamic instability, which was diagnosed due to pulmonary embolism. Two patients (10%) in the control group were intubated on the third day due to pneumonia progress and died three and eight days later. These participants’ baseline data were included in the statistical analysis. After one and three months, four participants (10%, two in PPT and two in basic care groups) and five participants (12.5%, two in the PPT group and three in the control group) declined to participate in a telephone-based assessment of SF-36. We found all participant’s living status; therefore, no sample attrition occurred. Accordingly, ITT and per-protocol were the same for categorical data analysis.The demographic and clinical characteristics of all participants are presented in 