The use of clinical decision rules for pulmonary embolism in the emergency department: a retrospective study

ConclusionsThe study revealed that approximately one-third of all CT-PA requests were not adhering to the clinical decision rules with a significant underutilization of D-dimer assay in such patients. To reduce overutilization of imaging, planned interventions to promote the adherence to the current guidelines seem imperative.
Source: International Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research