Table 4:

Participant use and knowledge of decision rules

Risk stratification tool used in each case
PERC Wells27/168 cases (16%)
Wells30/168 cases (18%)
PERC gestalt18/168 cases (11%)
Gestalt93/168 cases (55%)
Knowledge test results
Correctly listed PERC items43/63 physicians (68%)
Correctly listed Wells items40/63 physicians (60%)
Correctly described age-adjusted d-dimer36/63 physicians (57%)
  • Note: PERC = Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria.