Implementation of the YEARS algorithm to optimise pulmonary embolism diagnostic workup in the emergency department.

Juliana DuffyFerco Henricus BergerIvy ChengDominick SheltonJean-Philippe GalanaudRita SelbyKristine LaingTali FedorovskyJohn MatelskiJustin Hall

Published in: BMJ open quality (2023)

Implementing the YEARS criteria may safely improve the diagnostic yield of CTPAs and reduce the number of CTPAs completed without an associated increase in missed clinically significant PEs. This project provides a model for optimising the use of CTPA in the ED.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
emergency department
quality improvement
inferior vena cava
primary care
healthcare
machine learning
deep learning
adverse drug