Underuse of Clinical Decision Rules and d-#Dimer in Suspected Pulmonary #Embolism: A Nationwide Survey of the Veterans Administration Health Care System
The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a challenge. CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for suspected PE has become the primary imaging modality, but concerns regarding overutilization, overdiagnosis, radiation, and costs have led to algorithms that combine a clinical decision rule (CDR) and highly sensitive d-dimer to identify patients in whom PE can be safely excluded without further studies. ..The overwhelming majority of respondents (85%) did … Continue reading Underuse of Clinical Decision Rules and d-#Dimer in Suspected Pulmonary #Embolism: A Nationwide Survey of the Veterans Administration Health Care System
