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Wells Criteria for PE

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The Wells criteria for PE are a clinical decision-making tool used to estimate risk of pulmonary embolism, based on presence of risk factors and features of PE.

<2 Low risk (2%)
2 - 6: Moderate risk (15%)
>6 High risk (43%)

References

Wells PS, Anderson DR, et al. Excluding pulmonary embolism at the bedside without diagnostic imaging: Management of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism presenting to the emergency department by using a simple clinical model and D-dimer. Annals Intern Med. 2001;135:98-107.

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