The large difference in pulmonary embolism rates (1% vs
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The large difference in pulmonary embolism rates (1% vs 30%) may be due to limited diagnostic methods such as contrasted CT in critically ill patients.
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Sourced from the inline gaps and limitations of the source papers, classified as methodology gap, drawn from work published between 2011 and 2022, spanning 3 journals.
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- Clinical Complications in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 in a Secondary Care Hospital in Tijuana, Mexico (2022) · Journal of Family Medicine · doi
The large difference in pulmonary embolism rates (1% vs 30%) may be due to limited diagnostic methods such as contrasted CT in critically ill patients.
methodology gapinline gapsevidence 5/5Keywords: large difference pulmonary embolism rates limited diagnostic contrasted critically patients - Adult Medicine Division/Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand – Orals (2011) · Internal Medicine Journal · doi
The study identified 2 false negative cases (2%) in V/Q SPECT-CT interpretation for pulmonary embolism detection, but did not investigate the specific imaging characteristics or patient factors that led to these false negatives. A detailed analysis comparing the imaging features of false negative PE cases with true positive cases would clarify which patient populations or anatomical presentations require alternative diagnostic approaches.
methodology gaplimitationsevidence 5/5Keywords: V/Q SPECT-CT false negative pulmonary embolism diagnostic accuracy imaging interpretation - The Results of Thrombolytic Treatment In Patients with Massive Pulmonary Embolism (2019) · Turkish Thoracic Journal · doi
The study lacks standardized criteria for defining 'massive' pulmonary embolism and does not clearly specify diagnostic thresholds used across patients.
methodology gaplimitationsevidence 4/5Keywords: lacks standardized criteria defining massive pulmonary embolism clearly specify diagnostic thresholds used across patients
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