Common pulmonary embolism score scales and their application

The scales of pulmonary embolism have played an important role in diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and producing its prognosis in early stage.The commonly used pulmonary embolism scales include: Wells score, Gevena score, pulmonary embolism severity index, pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria, etc.The article briefly reviews their clinical application. Key words: Pulmonary embolism; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Score scale