3 – 5 Recent evidence highlights an increasing trend in the utilisation of emergency resources for PE investigation compared to previous decades. 6 , 7 However, despite this rise in diagnostic efforts, overall mortality rates for PE have not significantly improved. 3 , 8 In an effort to diagnose suspected PE while minimising the unnecessary use of advanced imaging (AI), several clinical algorithms have been developed.
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Diagnostic Test Accuracy of the YEARS Algorithm for Pulmonary Embolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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