YEARS clinical decision rule for diagnosing pulmonary embolism: a prospective diagnostic cohort follow-up study in primary care

YEARS clinical decision rule for diagnosing pulmonary embolism: a prospective diagnostic cohort follow-up study in primary care

Objectives The Wells rule is often used in primary care to rule out pulmonary embolism (PE), but its efficiency is low as many referred patients do not have PE. In this study, we evaluated in primary care an alternative and potentially more efficient diagnostic strategy—the YEARS algorithm; a simpli...

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Main Authors: Frans H Rutten, Menno V Huisman, Jeanet Blom, Rosanne van Maanen, Frederikus A Klok, Geert-Jan Geersing, Karel Moons, Hannah M la Roi-Teeuw, Melchior Nierman, Tuur Egbers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2025-02-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2/e091543.full
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