Pregnancy-adapted YEARS Algorithm: A Retrospective Analysis
Alden Mileto,
Gina Rossi,
Benjamin Krouse
et al.
Abstract:Introduction
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an imperative diagnosis to make given its associated morbidity. There is no current consensus in the initial workup of pregnant patients suspected of a PE. Prospective studies have been conducted in Europe using a pregnancy-adapted YEARS algorithm, which showed safe reductions in computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) imaging in pregnant patients suspected of PE. Our objective in this study was 1) to measure the potential avoidance of CTPA use in p… Show more
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