Would it be safe and cost effective for suspected pulmonary embolism to be investigated as an outpatient? A UK district general hospitals experience

R. Heinink, R. Herbert, J. Lee, S. Jones-Perrott (Shrewsbury, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Clinical management of venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and thrombophilia
Session: Clinical management of venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and thrombophilia
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 5534
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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