Outpatient imaging for pulmonary embolism may only be suitable for a minority

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-17

  Cameron, A ^a   Ogilvie, C ^b   Teckchandani, S ^c   McKay, G ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Prognosis; Pulmonary embolism; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MINORITY GROUP; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 84858054057     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/smj.2011.011285     Document Type: Article

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