Pulmonary embolism longembolie
Conditions
Interventions
Perfusion scintigraphy, chest X-ray and CT scan in patients with likely or high clinical probablity and/or an abnormal D-dimer with suspected pulmonary embolism.
Sponsors
University Medical Center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In- or outpatients aged < or = 50 years, with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism, who have a 'likely' (Wells score) or 'high' (revised Geneva score) clinical probability for pulmonary embolism and/or an abnormal D-dimer test and in hwom a cT scan will be made.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age 50 years; 2. Pregnancy; 3 (Low molecular weight) heparin for longer than 48 hours prior to eligibility assessment; 4. Inability to perfom a perfusion scan withing 24 hrs after CT scan; 5. Participation in a therapeutic study for pulmonary embolism is not an exclusion criterion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The diagnostic accuracy of the perfsuion scan criteria in comparison to CT scan. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Positive predictive value; 2. Negative predictive value; 3. Proportion of diagnostic Q scans. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactP.W. Kamphuisen
Meibergdreef 9
Outcome results
None listed