Investigation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism at Hutt Valley Hospital with CT Pulmonary Angiography: Current Practice and Opportunities for Improvement

Aims. To study the use of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) at Hutt Hospital and investigate the use of pretest probability scoring in the assessment of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods. We studied patients with suspected PE that underwent CTPA between January and May 2012 and...

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Main Authors: Nick Kennedy, Sisira Jayathissa, Paul Healy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/357576