Effect of a Pulmonary Embolism Diagnostic Strategy on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for COPD Exacerbation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Active search for pulmonary embolism (PE) may improve outcomes in patients hospitalized for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To compare usual care plus an active strategy for diagnosing PE with usual care alone in patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation. Randomized...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 326; no. 13; p. 1277
Main Authors:	Jiménez, David, Agustí, Alvar, Tabernero, Eva, Jara-Palomares, Luis, Hernando, Ascensión, Ruiz-Artacho, Pedro, Pérez-Peñate, Gregorio, Rivas-Guerrero, Agustina, Rodríguez-Nieto, María Jesús, Ballaz, Aitor, Agüero, Ramón, Jiménez, Sonia, Calle-Rubio, Myriam, López-Reyes, Raquel, Marcos-Rodríguez, Pedro, Barrios, Deisy, Rodríguez, Carmen, Muriel, Alfonso, Bertoletti, Laurent, Couturaud, Francis, Huisman, Menno, Lobo, José Luis, Yusen, Roger D, Bikdeli, Behnood, Monreal, Manuel, Otero, Remedios
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 05.10.2021
Subjects:	Aged Cause of Death Computed Tomography Angiography - statistics & numerical data Confidence Intervals Disease Progression Female Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products - analysis Hemorrhage - etiology Hospitalization Humans Male Patient Readmission Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy Pulmonary Embolism - blood Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Pulmonary Embolism - therapy Recurrence Spain Treatment Outcome Venous Thromboembolism Spain
ISSN:	1538-3598, 1538-3598
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