Disposition of emergency department patients with acute pulmonary embolism after ambulance arrival.
Samuel G RouleauAidan R CampbellJie HuangMary E ReedDavid R Vinsonnull nullPublished in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2023)
Patients with PE who arrived at the ED by EMS were less likely to be discharged home within 24 h and more likely to die within 30 days than those who arrived by other means. Less than 3% of the EMS group had been diagnosed with PE before ED arrival.