Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria vs D-dimer testing in low-risk patients for pulmonary embolism: A retrospective study

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 609-613

  Bokobza, J ^a   Aubry, A ^a   Nakle, N ^b   Vincent Cassy, C ^b   Pateron, D ^c,d   Devilliers, C ^c   Riou, B ^a,d   Ray, P ^c,d   Freund, Y ^a,d  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW RISK PATIENT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM RULE OUT CRITERIA SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84901661444     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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