CDR Summary - The Charlotte Rule
CDR Summary - The Charlotte Rule
CDR Summary - The Charlotte Rule
In addition, the PERC rule may be used with patients identified as unlikely
to determine those who should have a D dimer test and those who require
Inclusion Criteria:
no further testing for PE.
Patients (age limitation not specified) admitted to the emergency
department, in whom pulmonary embolism (PE) is suspected. Reference:
Kline JA, Nelson RD, Jackson RE and Courtney DM. Criteria for the safe use of
Exclusions Criteria: D-dimer testing in emergency department patients with suspected
No clear exclusion criteria described. pulmonary embolism: a multicenter US study. Ann Emerg Med. 2002; 39:
144-52.