Role of the PE rule-out criteria (PERC) in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) in a UK District General Hospital

Muhammad Anwar (Bagshot, United Kingdom), Sarah Clarke, Emma Denneny, Claire Durrans, James Brooks, Faris Al-Rifaei, Samir Naik, Ugo Ekeowa, Peter Russell, Muhammad Anwar

Source: International Congress 2016 – Acute pulmonary embolism
Session: Acute pulmonary embolism
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2467
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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