Jun Wang

Diagnostic Validation of PERC and Resource Utilization in Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background and Aims Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent and potentially fatal diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). The Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC), an eight-item clinical decision rule used to identify patients at very low risk of pulmonary embolism, is widely applied to exclude PE in low-risk...