Randomised controlled trial of a prognostic assessment and management pathway to reduce the length of hospital stay in normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism

David Jiménez, Carmen Rodríguez, Francisco León, Luis Jara-Palomares, Raquel López-Reyes, Pedro Ruiz-Artacho, Teresa Elías, Remedios Otero, Alberto García-Ortega, Agustina Rivas-Guerrero, Jaime Abelaira, Sonia Jiménez, Alfonso Muriel, Raquel Morillo, Deisy Barrios, Raphael Le Mao, Roger D. Yusen, Behnood Bikdeli, Manuel Monreal, José Luis Lobo

Source: Eur Respir J, 59 (2) 2100412; 10.1183/13993003.00412-2021
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