A standardized diagnostic strategy of pulmonary embolism will be applied to eligible patients, incorporating a clinical probability score (revised Geneva score), plasma D-dimer assay and if necessary, a multidetector-row CT angiography thoracic and venous ultrasound of the lower limbs. All the patient with a pulmonary embolism diagnosed or not, will be followed for 3 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
750
CHU
Angers, France
CHRU de Brest
Brest, France
HIA
Brest, France
CHU Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
Paris, France
CH de Cornouaille Quimper
Quimper, France
Hôpital Nord
Saint-Etienne, France
Frequency of pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalized for a clinical exacerbation of COPD.
Time frame: 27 months
The rate of pulmonary embolism diagnosed during the 3 month follow-up in patients whom pulmonary embolism was initially excluded when they've been included in the study
Time frame: 27 months
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