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- Title
Effectiveness of Managing Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Using an Algorithm Combining Clinical Probability, D-Dimer Testing, and Computed Tomography.
- Authors
Huisman, Menno V.
- Abstract
This article reports on a study to assess the clinical effectiveness of a simplified algorithm using a dichotomized clinical decision rule, D-dimer testing, and computed tomography (CT) in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. Previous studies have evaluated the safety of relatively complex combinations of clinical decision rules and diagnostic tests in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. The study found that a diagnostic management strategy using a simple clinical decision rule, D-dimer testing, and CT is effective in the evaluation and management of patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism. Its use is associated with low risk of subsequent fatal and nonfatal venous thromboembolism.
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2006, Vol 295, Issue 2, p172
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1001/jama.295.2.172