ER physicians don't follow clinical guidelines for diagnosing possible pulmonary emboli
Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 11:49
in Health & Medicine
The number of MDCT examinations for suspected pulmonary emboli (PE) is rapidly increasing amongst ER patients, with a decrease in the number of positive studies. This may be due to a failure to adhere to established clinical guidelines for evaluating patients with suspected PE, according to a study performed at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI...