Unsuspected Pulmonary Embolism in Observation Unit Patients
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Limkakeng, Alexander T.; Glickman, Seth W; Cairns, Charles B; Chandra, Abhinav
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Objective: Many emergency department (ED) patients with cardiopulmonary symptoms such as chest pain or dyspnea are placed in observation units but do not undergo specific diagnostic testing for pulmonary embolism (PE). The role of observation units in the diagnosis of PE has not been studied. We hypothesized that there was a small but significant rate of unsuspected PE in our observation unit population.
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Date of Publication
2009
Title
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume Number
10/3
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Limkakeng, Alexander T.; Glickman, Seth W; Cairns, Charles B; Chandra, Abhinav