Safety of withholding anticoagulant therapy in patients who have clinically suspected pulmonary embolism and negative results on helical computed tomography

Respiration

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 514-519

  Perez De Llano L A ^a   Veres Racamonde, A ^a   Ortiz Piquer, M ^a   Lopez Diaz M J ^a   Janeiro Amela, M ^a   Mendez Maroto L ^a   Vazquez Caruncho M ^a   Gomez Lafoz J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Helical computed tomography; Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TELEPHONE; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMPYEMA; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SAFETY; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 33745199915     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088683     Document Type: Article

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