Simple and safe exclusion of pulmonary embolism using quantitative d-dimer and Wells simplified decision rule

Completed

• Conditions: Pulmonary embolism, clinically suspected; Circulatory System; Pulmonary heart disease

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10533382
• Lead Sponsor: eiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-11-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 879

Inclusion Criteria

Outpatients with clinically suspected PE

Exclusion Criteria

1. Anticoagulant therapy for more than 24 hours
2. Aged under 18 years
3. Pregnancy
4. Allergy to contrast media
5. Expected survival less than three months
6. Venous thrombo-embolism in the previous six months
7. Refusal or inability to consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients, in whom pulmonary embolism was excluded, were followed up for three months to document the occurrence of venous thromboembolic events or death.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures