Chest
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Observational Study
Preemptive Anticoagulation of Patients with a High Pretest Probability of Pulmonary Embolism: Are Guidelines Followed?
Guidelines suggest anticoagulation of patients with high pretest probability of pulmonary embolism (PE) while awaiting diagnostic test results (preemptive anticoagulation). Data relevant to the practice of preemptive anticoagulation are not available. ⋯ Physicians rarely use preemptive anticoagulation in patients with a high pretest probability for PE. Clinicians do not expedite CTPA examinations for patients with a high pretest probability for PE.
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Editorial Biography Historical Article
Giants in Chest Medicine: Professor Emerita A. Sonia Buist, MBChB, MD.