The physician's estimation 'alternative diagnosis is less likely than pulmonary embolism' in the Wells rule is dependent on the presence of other required items

Thromb Haemost. 2008 Jan;99(1):244-5. doi: 10.1160/TH07-09-0560.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Decision Support Techniques*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / metabolism*
  • Heart Rate
  • Hemoptysis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Netherlands
  • Odds Ratio
  • Physician's Role*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pulmonary Embolism / blood
  • Pulmonary Embolism / complications
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Venous Thrombosis / complications

Substances

  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
  • fibrin fragment D