1. Simplified diagnostic management of suspected pulmonary embolism (the YEARS study): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study
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van der Hulle, Tom, Cheung, Whitney Y, Kooij, Stephanie, Beenen, Ludo F M, van Bemmel, Thomas, van Es, Josien, Faber, Laura M, Hazelaar, Germa M, Heringhaus, Christian, Hofstee, Herman, Hovens, Marcel M C, Kaasjager, Karin A H, van Klink, Rick C J, Kruip, Marieke J H A, Loeffen, Rinske F, Mairuhu, Albert T A, Middeldorp, Saskia, Nijkeuter, Mathilde, van der Pol, Liselotte M, Schol-Gelok, Suzanne, ten Wolde, Marije, Klok, Frederikus A, Huisman, Menno V, Fogteloo, Jaap A, Kroft, Lucia J M, Brekelmans, Marjolein P, Vermaire, René M J, Bastiaansen-Bergsma, Hanny, Biedermann, Jossi S, Klijn, Adinda, van der Voort, Sanne, Lieveld, Arthur W E, de Jong, Peter Y, Schaar, Cees G, and del Sol, Antonio Iglesias
- Abstract
Validated diagnostic algorithms in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism are often not used correctly or only benefit subgroups of patients, leading to overuse of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA). The YEARS clinical decision rule that incorporates differential D-dimer cutoff values at presentation, has been developed to be fast, to be compatible with clinical practice, and to reduce the number of CTPA investigations in all age groups. We aimed to prospectively evaluate this novel and simplified diagnostic algorithm for suspected acute pulmonary embolism.
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- 2024
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