Open AccessSuboptimal implementation of diagnostic algorithms and overuse of computed tomography-pulmonary angiography in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
Author(s) -
Sulaiman Alhassan,
Alaa Abu Sayf,
Camelia Arsene,
Hicham Krayem
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.191875
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , pulmonary angiography , radiology , computed tomography , computed tomography angiography , retrospective cohort study , algorithm , angiography , diagnostic test , pre and post test probability , d dimer , emergency medicine , computer science
Majority of our computed tomography-pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scans report negative findings. We hypothesized that suboptimal reliance on diagnostic algorithms contributes to apparent overuse of this test.