Methodology for a rapid protocol to rule out pulmonary embolism in the emergency department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 266-275

  Kline, Jeffrey A ^a   Wells, Philip S ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG EMBOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0042347736     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.268     Document Type: Article

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