Optimal strategies for the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: a health technology assessment

Sinclair A, Peprah K, Quay T, McInnis M, Lang E, Severn M, Mulla S, Weeks L, Tsoi B, Herrington E, Manogaran M, Garland S, Petropaganos A, Polisena J
Record ID 32018002210
English
Authors' objectives: The objective of this HTA is to address the policy question through an assessment of the diagnostic test accuracy, clinical utility, safety, cost-effectiveness, patient experiences and perspectives, implementation issues, and environmental impacts of strategies for the diagnosis of adults with suspected PE.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: https://cadth.ca/pe
Year Published: 2018
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Full HTA
Country: Canada
Pubmed ID: 30896896
MeSH Terms
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Diagnostic Imaging
Keywords
  • Pulmonary embolism
Contact
Organisation Name: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address: 600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name: requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email: requests@cadth.ca
Copyright: <p>Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)</p>
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