Prospective multicenter evaluation of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 772-780

  Kline, Jeffrey A ^a   Courtney, D M ^b   Kabrhel, C ^c   Moore, C L ^d   Smithline, H A ^e   Plewa, M C ^f   Richman, P B ^g   O'Neil, B J ^h   Nordenholz, K ⁱ  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f St Vincent Mercy Medical ^*  (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^h WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized tomography angiography; D dimer; Decision rule; Decision making; Diagnosis; Medical malpractice; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPNEA; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LEG SWELLING; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG INJURY; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PULSE RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 42149084404     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.02944.x     Document Type: Article

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