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Prevalence Of Pulmonary Embolism In Patients With HEmoptysis (POPEIHE)
In Brief
An observational study evaluating pulmonary embolism diagnosis for Hemoptysis and Pulmonary Embolism. Completed, enrolled 550 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Estimation of the incidence of pulmonary embolism in patients presenting to the Emergency Department with hemoptysis.
Study Details
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The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism will be made using the diagnostic algorithm suggested by the 2019 European guidelines . The pre-test clinical probability of pulmonary embolism will be defined based on the simplified Wells score. In patients with a low pre-test clinical probability and a D-dimer level below the threshold value the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism will be excluded. The D-dimer level will be measured using the quantitative assay routinely used in each participating center; the threshold value for a positive result compared to a negative result is 500 μg per milliliter for patients under 50 years of age. For each additional decade of age, the exclusion cutoff will increase by 100 μg per milliliter. The criterion for the presence of pulmonary embolism is the detection of an intraluminal filling defect on CT.