Excluding Pulmonary Embolism with End-tidal Carbon Dioxide: Accuracy, Cost, and Harm Avoidance

A non-randomized single center prospective, descriptive, correlational design was used to determine what end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) level provided the best sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value to exclude pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis in hemodynamically stable hospitalize...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Western journal of nursing research 2020-12, Vol.42 (12), p.1022-1030, Article 0193945920914492
Hauptverfasser:	Prentice, Donna, Deroche, Chelsea B., Wipke-Tevis, Deidre D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accuracy Angiography Carbon dioxide Health care Hemodynamics Hospitalized Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medical diagnosis Nursing Pulmonary embolisms Radiation Science & Technology Tomography
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