Published: 16 September 2023
Author(s): Anabel Franco-Moreno, Aida Izquierdo-Martínez, Idoia Pagai-Valcárcel, Juan Torres-Macho, Cristina Lucía de Ancos-Aracil, CHEDDAR Research Group
Section: Letter to the Editor

Patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) should be managed according to standardized flowcharts. These flowcharts include validated algorithms to determine pretest probability, d-dimer testing (in patients with non–high clinical probability), and subsequent computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) if indicated [1]. A low clinical probability combined with a negative d-dimer value safely excludes PE without the need for radiologic imaging [2].

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