The sensitivity and prognostic values of the Wells and revised Geneva scores in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in the Japanese population:a retrospective study

The sensitivity and prognostic values of the Wells and revised Geneva scores in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in the Japanese population:a retrospective study - The sensitivity and prognostic values of the Wells and revised Geneva scores in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in the Japanese population:a retrospective study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000024812

Enrollment

Registered

2016-11-12

Start date

2016-11-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary embolism

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients 16 years or older who were diagnosed with PE during an outpatient visit to the clinic at the Akashi Medical Center between December 2008 and August 2014. PE was defined according to standardized criteria, using computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA), ventilation/perfusion pulmonary scans, angiography, or combinations of any of these modalities of investigation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with a contraindication to CTPA (e.g. allergy to iodinated contrast agents, pregnancy), terminal illness with an expected survival of less than 3 months, and/or ongoing anticoagulant therapy at time of presentation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sensitivities of WS and RGS	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNaoto Ishimaru

Akashi Medical Center General Internal Medicine

maru-tkb@umin.ac.jp078-936-1101

Outcome results