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Sex Differences in Evaluation for Acute Pulmonary Embolism Among Emergency Department Patients Aged 18-49

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Abstract

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs with approximately equal incidence in non-pregnant adult women and men. Although sex is not a risk factor in any validated clinical decision tool for predicting risk of PE, limited data suggest that women may be tested more frequently. We hypothesized that women are tested for PE in the ED at different rates than men.

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