Diagnostic testing for pulmonary embolism in the Emergency Department (ED) relies on the use of clinical assessment, biomarker levels and diagnostic imaging; A d-dimer cut-off of < 500 ng per millilitre is the current default in most hospitals for excluding PEs in low-risk patients

2019年12月16日 · Potential to Impact Current Practice: Using the PEGeD approach, much like using YEARS or age-adjusted D-dimer approaches, can safely reduce the use of imaging in the evaluation of pulmonary embolism.

2019年11月27日 · Chest imaging with computed tomographic (CT) pulmonary angiography is the usual method of diagnostic imaging for pulmonary embolism. Chest imaging has high negative and high positive predictive...

2023年7月27日 · Our study provides external validation of the PEGeD algorithm, which was developed to reduce CTPA in patients with suspected PE. PEDeD safely ruled out PE, but caution is needed in patients with a negative PEGeD algorithm and D …

2019年11月28日 · Background: Retrospective analyses suggest that pulmonary embolism is ruled out by a d-dimer level of less than 1000 ng per milliliter in patients with a low clinical pretest probability (C-PTP) and by a d-dimer level of less than 500 ng per milliliter in patients with a moderate C-PTP.

2023年8月8日 · Sequential diagnostic algorithms are used in the case of suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). The PEGeD study proposed a new diagnostic strategy to reduce the use of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA). We aimed to externally validate this diagnostic strategy in an independent cohort.

2022年12月15日 · Sequential diagnostic algorithms are used in case of suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). The PEGeD study proposed a new diagnostic strategy to reduce the use of computed tomography...

2019年12月1日 · PEGeD was a prospective management study. Patients with symptoms or signs suggestive of PE were managed according to a set PEGeD protocol; if you had a low C-PTP (as per the three tier Wells score) and your d-dimer was …

2019年12月20日 · In low and moderate risk patients presenting to the Emergency Department with symptoms suggestive of pulmonary embolism (PE), can a higher d-dimer threshold be used to safely exclude pulmonary embolism without the need for imaging?

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