Hestia criteria can safely select patients with pulmonary embolism for outpatient treatment irrespective of right ventricular function

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 686-692

  Zondag, W ^a   Vingerhoets, L M A ^b   Durian, M F ^c   Dolsma, A ^d   Faber, L M ^e   Hiddinga, B I ^f   Hofstee, H M A ^g   Hoogerbrugge, A D M ^h   Hovens, M M C ⁱ   Labots, G ^j   Vlasveld, T ^k   De Vreede, M J M ^k   Kroft, L J M ^a   Huisman, M V ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Diaconessenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^e RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

ⁱ RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^j HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^k MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Adverse outcome; Home treatment; Mortality; Outpatient treatment; Pulmonary embolism; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84876188908     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12146     Document Type: Article

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