Should We Screen for Pulmonary Embolism in Severe COPD Exacerbations? Not Just Yet, Primum Non Nocere

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea.
² Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address: Don.Sin@hli.ubc.ca.

Editorial

Seung Won Ra et al. Chest. 2017 Mar.

. 2017 Mar;151(3):523-524.

doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.09.018.

¹ Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea.
² Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Medicine (Respiratory Division), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address: Don.Sin@hli.ubc.ca.

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Comment in

Is Screening for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With COPD Necessary?
Hunasikatti M. Hunasikatti M. Chest. 2017 Jul;152(1):220-221. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.03.058. Chest. 2017. PMID: 28693773 No abstract available.
Response.
Ra SW, Sin DD. Ra SW, et al. Chest. 2017 Jul;152(1):221-222. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.04.158. Chest. 2017. PMID: 28693774 No abstract available.

Prevalence and Localization of Pulmonary Embolism in Unexplained Acute Exacerbations of COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Aleva FE, Voets LWLM, Simons SO, de Mast Q, van der Ven AJAM, Heijdra YF. Aleva FE, et al. Chest. 2017 Mar;151(3):544-554. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.07.034. Epub 2016 Aug 12. Chest. 2017. PMID: 27522956