Assessing Pretest Clinical Risk of Pulmonary Thromboembolism in the Emergency Department: Proposal of a Simple Modification to the Wells ’ Score

Clinical scores have been proposed to stratify the risk of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE), although this approach suffers a low specificity and the unavoidable need for computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scans.

Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 17, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michele Domenico Spampinato, Simone Bucci, Maria Teresa Migliano, Maria Adelina Ricciardelli, Andrea Strada, Federica Rossin, Carlotta Rotini, Roberto Manfredini, Roberto De Giorgio, Francesco Ursini Tags: Original Contributions Source Type: research