Use of a three-tiered clinical decision rule to quantify unnecessary radiological investigation of suspected pulmonary embolism.

Lauren H LimAnnabelle G HayesDylan J-W Toh

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2020)

Retrospective application of the proposed clinical decision rule to the studied cohort indicates at least 9% of radiological investigations were unnecessary. A prospective study is needed to assess the safety and cost-effectiveness of applying such a pathway to all patients presenting to ED with suspected PE.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
inferior vena cava
end stage renal disease
emergency department
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
decision making
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
case report