Validation and impact of a simplified clinical decision rule for diagnosing pulmonary embolism in primary care: design of the PECAN prospective diagnostic cohort management study

INTRODUCTION: Combined with patient history and physical examination, a negative D-dimer can safely rule-out pulmonary embolism (PE). However, the D-dimer test is frequently false positive, leading to many (with hindsight) ‘unneeded’ referrals to secondary care. Recently, the novel YEARS algorithm,...

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Autores principales: van Maanen, Rosanne, Rutten, Frans H, Klok, Frederikus A, Huisman, Menno V, Blom, Jeanet W, Moons, Karel G M, Geersing, Geert-Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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General practice / Family practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6797359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31601598
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031639

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6797359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31601598
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031639

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