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A69 LET IT GO: CONTROVERSIES IN THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE: Mandatory Use Of The Wells Score Increases The Positive Yield Of Computed Tomography Angiogram For Pulmonary Embolism
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A69 LET IT GO: CONTROVERSIES IN THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE: Mandatory Use Of The Wells Score Increases The Positive Yield Of Computed Tomography Angiogram For Pulmonary Embolism

L Harris, V Mehta, N Harris, M Davey, R Shrestha, J McDonald and L Morrow
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, Vol.195
01/01/2017

Abstract

Embolisms Medical imaging Pulmonary arteries Tomography
Methods: We retrospectively extracted data from a single academic medical center's electronic medical record regarding CTA use to diagnose PE. The likelihood of a positive study varied markedly among services ordering CTA imaging: emergency medicine 12.5% (n=24), surgery 16.6% (n=6), family medicine 22.2% (n=9), internal medicine 33.3% (n=21), and obstetrics/gynecology 50% (n=2).

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