Prediction of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department: The Revised Geneva Score
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest · Université d'Angers · +1 more institution
Abstract
Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism requires clinical probability assessment. Implicit assessment is accurate but is not standardized, and current prediction rules have shortcomings.
To construct a simple score based entirely on clinical variables and independent from physicians' implicit judgment.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 31.11
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 25
Authors
7- GLGrégoire Le GalCorresponding
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, Université d'Angers, University Hospital of Geneva
- MRMarc Righini
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, Université d'Angers, University Hospital of Geneva
- PRPierre‐Marie Roy
Université d'Angers, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, University Hospital of Geneva
- OSOlivier Sanchez
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, University Hospital of Geneva, Université d'Angers
- DADrahomir Aujesky
Université d'Angers, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, University Hospital of Geneva
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Pulmonary embolism
- Chest pain
- Emergency department
- Logistic regression
- Venous thrombosis
- Internal medicine
- Thrombosis
- Good health and well-being