Pulmonary embolism risk stratification: Pulse oximetry and pulmonary embolism severity index

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-102

  Nordenholz, Kristen ^a   Ryan, Jordan ^b   Atwood, Benjamin ^a   Heard, Kennon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

pulmonary embolism; risk stratification

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78651090771     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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