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J R Soc Med 2005;98:54-58
doi:10.1258/jrsm.98.2.54
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine

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Screening for pulmonary embolism with a D-dimer assay: do we still need to assess clinical probability as well?

Christopher J Hammond BM MRCS     Tajek B Hassan MD FFAEM  

Department of Accident and Emergency, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK



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  		Figure 1. Patient flowchart. A&E=accident and emergency department; CDU=clinical decisions unit

 


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  		Figure 2. Percentage of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) overall and by clinical risk

 

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