Safety and Diagnostic Utility Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria (PERC) and D-Dimer in Emergency Department.
Using the PERC rule along with DD testing in low-risk patients effectively rules out PE in ED without the need for further testing. Properly using PERC may significantly reduce patients' waiting time in the ED.
Authors
- Anwar J. Siddiqui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8673-9380)
- Mohammad Redwanul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-0884)
- L Landucci
- Johan Karlsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7601-4770)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Karolinska Development (Sweden) (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6705/j.jacme.202412_14(4).0002
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55