scholarly journals Imaging for suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy—what about the fetal dose? A comprehensive review of the literature

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 361-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tilo Niemann ◽  
Guillaume Nicolas ◽  
Hans W. Roser ◽  
Jan Müller-Brand ◽  
Georg Bongartz
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Suspected Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Fetal Dose ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Investigating suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy

BMJ ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 334 (7590) ◽  
pp. 418-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Frederick Scarsbrook ◽  
Fergus Vincent Gleeson
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Suspected Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Investigating for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy: Five year retrospective review of referrals to the acute medical unit of a large teaching hospital

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Janette Hamilton ◽  
Alistair Quentin Green ◽  
Jennifer Ann Cook ◽  
Henry Nash ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Retrospective Review ◽  
Suspected Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Medical Unit ◽  
Acute Medical Unit ◽  
Large Teaching Hospital ◽  
Half Dose ◽  
In Pregnancy

This was a retrospective review of five years’ data relating to patients referred to the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) of a large teaching hospital with suspected Pulmonary Embolism (PE) during pregnancy or 6 weeks postpartum. During this period, 210 patients in this group underwent half-dose perfusion scanning as investigation for possible PE and were managed via our ambulatory pathway. Pulmonary embolism was diagnosed in 5.2% of patients compared to 18% of non-pregnant patients identified in a previous audit. Half-dose Q scanning enabled exclusion of PE in almost 90% of patients without the need for further imaging. A new local pathway for the investigation and management of PE during pregnancy has now been developed.

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