A Prediction Rule to Identify Low-Risk Patients With Pulmonary Embolism

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23 January 2006

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)

Vol. 166 (2) , 169-175
https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.166.2.169

Abstract

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major health problem, with an estimated incidence of 23 to 69 cases per 100 000 persons annually in the United States.¹^,2 Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey³ show that 101 000 patients were hospitalized in 2002 in acute care hospitals having a primary diagnosis of PE in the United States, resulting in 676 700 inpatient days. The all-cause short-term mortality of this illness varies widely, ranging from more than 95% among patients who experience cardiorespiratory arrest to less than 2% among patients with nonmassive PE,⁴^-6 defined as PE without systemic hypotension, cardiogenic shock, or respiratory failure.⁷

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