PERC Rule Calculator

PERC Rule: a planned Super Calculator tool. Covers eight criteria and pretest probability. Stub page while the tool and its worked example are prepared.

PERC Rule Calculator is a planned calculator in the health section of Super Calculator, covering clinical dosing and scores.

What this calculator will compute

Inputs: eight criteria and pretest probability.

Outputs: PERC negative or positive and whether D-dimer testing is needed.

Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: Kline PERC rule: pulmonary embolism can be excluded without D-dimer in a low-risk patient if all eight criteria are negative, namely age under 50, heart rate under 100, oxygen saturation at least 95%, no hemoptysis, no estrogen use, no prior DVT or PE, no unilateral leg swelling, and no recent surgery or trauma.

Status

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