Diagnostic accuracy of conventional or age adjusted D-dimer cut-off values in older patients with suspected venous thromboembolism: systematic review and meta …

HJ Schouten, GJ Geersing, HL Koek, NPA Zuithoff… - Bmj, 2013 - bmj.com
Objective To review the diagnostic accuracy of D-dimer testing in older patients (> 50 years)
with suspected venous thromboembolism, using conventional or age adjusted D-dimer cut …

d-Dimer for the Exclusion of Acute Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review

PD Stein, RD Hull, KC Patel, RE Olson… - Annals of internal …, 2004 - acpjournals.org
Background: Despite extensive literature, the diagnostic role of d-dimer for deep venous
thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) remains unclear, reflecting multiple d-dimer …

Diagnosis of DVT: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

SM Bates, R Jaeschke, SM Stevens, S Goodacre… - Chest, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Objective testing for DVT is crucial because clinical assessment alone is
unreliable and the consequences of misdiagnosis are serious. This guideline focuses on the …

Evaluation of D-dimer in the diagnosis of suspected deep-vein thrombosis

PS Wells, DR Anderson, M Rodger… - … England Journal of …, 2003 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Several diagnostic strategies using ultrasound imaging, measurement of D-
dimer, and assessment of clinical probability of disease have proved safe in patients with …

Does this patient have deep vein thrombosis?

PS Wells, C Owen, S Doucette, D Fergusson, H Tran - Jama, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
ContextOutpatients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) have nonspecific signs and
symptoms. Missed DVT diagnosis may result in fatal pulmonary embolism. Since many …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for deep vein thrombosis

S Goodacre, F Sampson, S Thomas, E van Beek… - BMC medical …, 2005 - Springer
Background Ultrasound (US) has largely replaced contrast venography as the definitive
diagnostic test for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). We aimed to derive a definitive estimate of …

Exclusion of deep vein thrombosis using the Wells rule in clinically important subgroups: individual patient data meta-analysis

GJ Geersing, NPA Zuithoff, C Kearon, DR Anderson… - Bmj, 2014 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the accuracy of the Wells rule for excluding deep vein thrombosis and
whether this accuracy applies to different subgroups of patients. Design Meta-analysis of …

Diagnosis and treatment of deep-vein thrombosis

D Scarvelis, PS Wells - Cmaj, 2006 - Can Med Assoc
Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common condition that can lead to complications such as
postphlebitic syndrome, pulmonary embolism and death. The approach to the diagnosis of …

Integrated strategies for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism

PS Wells - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) is an important
medical problem because of the high fatality rate from PE and the large number of cases not …

[HTML][HTML] D‐dimer to rule out venous thromboembolism during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Bellesini, H Robert‐Ebadi, C Combescure… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The usefulness of D‐dimer measurement to rule out venous thromboembolism
(VTE) during pregnancy is debated. Objectives We performed a systematic review and meta …