Hospitalization Is Less Common in Ambulatory Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed Before Emergency Department Referral Than After Arrival.
David R VinsonHarjot BathJie HuangMary E ReedDustin G Marknull nullPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)
In the study setting, ambulatory outpatients with acute PE are commonly diagnosed before ED arrival. A clinic-based diagnosis of PE identifies ED patients less likely to be hospitalized. Research is needed to identify which patients with a clinic-based PE diagnosis may not require transfer to the ED before home discharge.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- pulmonary embolism
- primary care
- blood pressure
- end stage renal disease
- inferior vena cava
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- liver failure
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- genome wide
- gene expression
- dna methylation
- intensive care unit
- adverse drug
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- drug induced