The Impact of Clinical Decision Rules on Computed Tomography Use and Yield for Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 693-701.e3

  Wang, Ralph C ^a   Bent, Stephen ^a   Weber, Ellen ^a   Neilson, Jersey ^a   Smith Bindman, Rebecca ^a   Fahimi, Jahan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951920328     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.11.005     Document Type: Review

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