Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy: A Multicenter Prospective Management Outcome Study.

Conclusion: A diagnostic strategy based on assessment of clinical probability, D-dimer measurement, CUS, and CTPA can safely rule out PE in pregnant women.
Primary Funding Source: Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research, Groupe d'Etude de la Thrombose de Bretagne Occidentale, and International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
PMID: 30357273 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - October 23, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Righini M, Robert-Ebadi H, Elias A, Sanchez O, Le Moigne E, Schmidt J, Le Gall C, Cornuz J, Aujesky D, Roy PM, Chauleur C, Rutschmann OT, Poletti PA, Le Gal G, CT-PE-Pregnancy Group Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research