PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yusuf Vali
AU  - Rahul Ladwa
AU  - Elaine Bailie
AU  - Jonathan Bennett
AU  - Catherine Free
TI  - Investigating and managing suspected pulmonary embolism in an outpatient setting: the Leicester experience
AID  - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205513
DP  - 2015 Mar 01
TA  - Thorax
PG  - 291--293
VI  - 70
IP  - 3
4099  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/70/3/291.short
4100  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/70/3/291.full
SO  - Thorax2015 Mar 01; 70
AB  - Having established an ambulatory service for patients with suspected and proven PE, we reviewed our outcomes. All patients referred from June 2010 to May 2012 were analysed. Of 971 patients referred, 905 underwent complete assessment (66 admitted as ineligible). 754 (77.7%) patients were discharged and required no follow-up. 96 (10.6%) patients had PE confirmed of whom 70 (72.9%) were managed as outpatients. 14 (1.6%) patients have died since attending the clinic; no death was related to PE. This audit shows that ambulatory investigation and management of selected low risk patients with suspected PE is safe and reduces hospital admissions.