Using an age-dependent D-dimer cut-off value increases the number of older patients in whom deep vein thrombosis can be safely excluded

Using an age-dependent D-dimer cut-off value increases the number of older patients in whom deep vein thrombosis can be safely excluded

Background D-dimer testing to rule out deep vein thrombosis is less useful in older patients because of a lower specificity. An age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off value increased the proportion of older patients (>50 years) in whom pulmonary embolism could be excluded. We retrospectively validated the...

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Main Authors: Renée A. Douma, Melanie Tan, Roger E.G. Schutgens, Shannon M. Bates, Arnaud Perrier, Cristina Legnani, Douwe H. Biesma, Jeffrey S. Ginsberg, Henri Bounameaux, Gualtiero Palareti, Marc Carrier, Gerben C. Mol, Grégoire Le Gal, Pieter W. Kamphuisen, Marc Righini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2012-10-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/6436

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