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Failure rate of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria rule for adults 35 years or younger
Can PERC-35 Rule Cut Unnecessary Scans for Pulmonary Embolism? Study Evaluates Its Accuracy in Young Patients!
The use of a computed tomography pulmonary angiogram to diagnose pulmonary embolism (PE) has increased, leading not only to higher PE diagnoses but also to overdiagnosis and unnecessary radiation exposure, even in young patients despite a lower PE incidence. The aim of this study was to assess the failure rate of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria 35 (PERC-35) rule developed to reduce unnecessary testing in individuals aged ≤35 years among patients included in the Registro Informatizado de la Enfermedad TromboEmbolica Venosa (RIETE) Registry.
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