I ran across this post on Jerwin's ER about PE role out criteria. Although these criteria may not make it as standard here in the US. I thought it was applicable to orthopaedic surgeons.
The main goal of Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC) is to minimize unnecessary testing in PE, which is another way of saying, to prevent unnecessary ordering of D-dimer.
Please be aware that most of our guidelines for the prophylaxis and treatment of DVT and PE's comes from the
American Academy of Chest Surgeons.
I ran across this post on Jerwin's ER about PE role out criteria. Although these criteria may not make it as standard here in the US. I thought it was applicable to orthopaedic surgeons.
Please be aware that most of our guidelines for the prophylaxis and treatment of DVT and PE's comes from the American Academy of Chest Surgeons.