Journal article
Pulmonary embolism prevalence among emergency department cohorts: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by country of study
Abstract
Essentials The threshold to test for pulmonary embolism (PE) might be lower in North America than Europe. We compared the PE prevalence and positive yield of imaging in Europe and North America. More patients tested in Europe are diagnosed with PE, and imaging is more often positive. Our systematic review supports the hypothesis of overtesting for PE in North America. ABSTRACT: Background There is an impression that North American emergency …
Authors
Germini F; Zarabi S; Eventov M; Turcotte M; Li M; de Wit K
Journal
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 173–185
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2021
DOI
10.1111/jth.15124
ISSN
1538-7933