Updated Review of the PERC Rule
The Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC) rule is a validated clinical tool used to rule out pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients who have a low pre-test probability for PE If a patient is deemed low-risk for PE (pre-test probability <15%) and has no positive criteria on the PERC rule, then no further work-up is needed as the patient has <2% chance of PE.
Authors
- Brendan Freeman
Institutions
- Staten Island University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Evidence to Action Official Journal of MDCalc
- Published
- 2026-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.65357/001c.160870
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00