2014
Research Priorities for the Influence of Gender on Diagnostic Imaging Choices in the Emergency Department Setting
Ashurst JV, Cherney AR, Evans EM, Hall M, Hess EP, Kline JA, Mitchell AM, Mills AM, Weigner MB, Moore CL. Research Priorities for the Influence of Gender on Diagnostic Imaging Choices in the Emergency Department Setting. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1431-1437. PMID: 25420885, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care settingCare settingsDiagnostic imaging decisionsLower abdominal painCoronary artery diseaseEmergency department settingGender-specific researchAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceAbdominal painChest painPulmonary embolismArtery diseaseEmergency departmentPatient evaluationDepartment settingPatient outcomesImaging decisionsConsensus conferenceEmergency careRole of sexResearch prioritiesExpert consensusImaging choiceNominal group techniqueDiagnostic imaging
2010
Clinical Features From the History and Physical Examination That Predict the Presence or Absence of Pulmonary Embolism in Symptomatic Emergency Department Patients: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter Study
Courtney DM, Kline JA, Kabrhel C, Moore CL, Smithline HA, Nordenholz KE, Richman PB, Plewa MC. Clinical Features From the History and Physical Examination That Predict the Presence or Absence of Pulmonary Embolism in Symptomatic Emergency Department Patients: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter Study. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2010, 55: 307-315.e1. PMID: 20045580, PMCID: PMC2847003, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChest PainConfidence IntervalsEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedical History TakingMiddle AgedOdds RatioPhysical ExaminationPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesPulmonary EmbolismRisk FactorsSex FactorsThrombophiliaTomography, X-Ray ComputedVenous ThromboembolismVenous ThrombosisConceptsPleuritic chest painDeep venous thrombosisPulmonary embolismEmergency department patientsVenous thromboembolismChest painOdds ratioDepartment patientsVenous thrombosisFamily historySymptomatic emergency department (ED) patientsUS emergency department patientsPrediction rulePossible pulmonary embolismSubsternal chest painUnilateral leg swellingVenous thromboembolism outcomesProspective cohort studyAdjusted odds ratioActive malignancyRecent surgeryCohort studyLeg swellingPrimary outcomeFemale patients