Why the study?
Does a 10-factor clinical prediction rule accurately identify patients with pulmonary embolism at low risk of 30-day mortality?
Population
15,752 inpatients with pulmonary embolism, including 15,531 retrospectively identified from 186 Pennsylvania…
Design
Cohort, Random allocation to derivation and internal validation samples
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May support outpatient PE management in rule-defined low-risk patients; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Does a 10-factor clinical prediction rule accurately identify patients with pulmonary embolism at low risk of 30-day mortality?
A simple 10-factor clinical prediction rule can accurately identify patients with pulmonary embolism who are at very low risk of 30-day mortality, potentially identifying candidates for outpatient treatment.
Aujesky et al. (2006) studied this question.
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