Non-high risk PE in the patients with acute or exacerbated respiratory disease: the value of the algorithm based on D-dimer evaluation and Revised Geneva Score.

CONCLUSION: In the group of the patients with acute respiratory symptoms, low or intermediate clinical probability scoring combined with normal DD had a high NPV in excluding PE. Nevertheless, such approach was not very effective, as the increased DD was noted in 88% of the examined population.
PMID: 26559797 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska - November 15, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Szturmowicz M, Kacprzak A, Wyrostkiewicz D, Lewandowska K, Jędrych M, Bartoszuk I, Kober J, Burakowska B, Barańska I, Małek G, Kuś J Tags: Pneumonol Alergol Pol Source Type: research