Systematic screening versus clinical gestalt in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients in the emergency department.
Inge H Y LuuTim FrijnsJacqueline BuijsJasenko KrdzalicMartijn D de KruifGuy J M MostardHugo Ten CateRemy J H MartensRemy L M MostardMathie P G LeersDaan J L van TwistPublished in: PloS one (2023)
In ED patients with COVID-19, the number of PE diagnosis was significantly higher in the cohort that underwent systematic PE screening based on the YEARS-algorithm in comparison with the clinical gestalt cohort, with a number needed to test of 7.1 CTPAs to detect one PE.