Prognostic value of the Geneva prediction rule in patients in whom pulmonary embolism is ruled out

Bertoletti, L; Le Gal, G; Aujesky, D; Roy, P-M; Sanchez, Oliver Lope; Verschuren, F; Bounameaux, Henri; Perrier, Arnaud; Righini, Marc Philip

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02328.x

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Prognostic value of the Geneva prediction rule in patients in whom pulmonary embolism is ruled out

ContributorsBertoletti, L; Le Gal, G; Aujesky, D; Roy, P-M; Sanchez, Oliver Lope; Verschuren, F; Bounameaux, Henri; Perrier, Arnaud; Righini, Marc Philip

Published inJournal of internal medicine, vol. 269, no. 4, p. 433-440

Publication date2011

Abstract

The prognosis of patients in whom pulmonary embolism (PE) is suspected but ruled out is poorly understood. We evaluated whether the initial assessment of clinical probability of PE could help to predict the prognosis for these patients.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Belgium/epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality
Decision Support Techniques
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
France/epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms/mortality
Patient Readmission/statistics & numerical data
Prognosis
Pulmonary Embolism/diagnosis
Respiratory Insufficiency/mortality
Switzerland/epidemiology

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Maladie thromboembolique veineuse (808)

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BERTOLETTI, L et al. Prognostic value of the Geneva prediction rule in patients in whom pulmonary embolism is ruled out. In: Journal of internal medicine, 2011, vol. 269, n° 4, p. 433–440. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02328.x

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PID : unige:23978
DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02328.x
PMID : 21198991

Journal ISSN0954-6820

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Prognostic value of the Geneva prediction rule in patients in whom pulmonary embolism is ruled out

The prognosis of patients in whom pulmonary embolism (PE) is suspected but ruled out is poorly understood. We evaluated whether the initial assessment of clinical probability of PE could help to predict the prognosis for these patients.

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