Clinical Study
Utilization of CT Pulmonary Angiography in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in a Major Urban Emergency Department
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of 231 patients suspected of having a PE in whom CTPA was ordered.
| Age in years (mean) | 53 | N | % |
| Female gender | 135 | 58.4 | Pregnant | 3 | 1.3 | Dyspnea | 73 | 31.6 | Chest pain | 58 | 25 | Dyspnea and chest pain | 22 | 9.5 | Syncope | 9 | 3.8 | Near-syncope/dizziness | 7 | 3 | Leg pain/swelling | 14 | 6 | Heart rate > 100 beats/minute | 78 | 33.7 | Immobilization or surgery | 12 | 5.2 | Previous DVT or PE | 19 | 8.2 | Hemoptysis | 2 | 0.86 | Malignancy | 24 | 10.3 |
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