Utility of the simplified Wells and revised Geneva scores to exclude pulmonary embolism in femur fracture patients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.03.023
Abstract: Objectives The diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in trauma patients is challenging. This study evaluated the diagnostic value of simplified Wells and simplified revised Geneva scores to predict PE in femur fracture patients in… read more here.
Keywords: fracture patients; geneva scores; simplified revised; femur fracture ... See more keywords
The original and simplified Wells rules and age‐adjusted D‐dimer testing to rule out pulmonary embolism: an individual patient data meta‐analysis
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DOI: 10.1111/jth.13630
Abstract: Essentials Evidence for the simplified Wells rule in ruling out acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is scarce. This was a post‐hoc analysis on data from 6 studies comprising 7268 patients with suspected PE. The simplified Wells… read more here.
Keywords: age adjusted; pulmonary embolism; simplified wells; adjusted dimer ... See more keywords