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Are all pulmonary embolism clinical decision rules equal?
- Source :
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CJEM [CJEM] 2013 Sep; Vol. 15 (5), pp. 300-2. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Clinical Question: Are four common clinical decision rules, in combination with normal D-dimer results, comparable in their ability to clinically exclude the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism?<br />Article Chosen: Douma RA, Mos ICM, Erkens PMG, et al. Performance of 4 clinical decision rules in the diagnostic management of acute pulmonary embolism: a prospective cohort study. Ann Intern Med 2011;154:709-18.<br />Objective: To directly compare the performance of four different clinical decision rules, the Wells rule, revised Geneva score, simplified Wells rule, and simplified revised Geneva score, in combination with D-dimer results, to exclude pulmonary embolism.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Decision Support Techniques
Pulmonary Embolism diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1481-8043
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- CJEM
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23972135
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2310/8000.2012.120716