Evaluation of the diagnostic yield of D-dimer testing in suspected venous thromboembolism in primary care: a 2-year retrospective analysis

Prim Care Respir J. 2011 Mar;20(1):102-3. doi: 10.4104/pcrj.2010.00054.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Angiography / methods
  • Cohort Studies
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Primary Health Care / standards
  • Primary Health Care / trends
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / epidemiology
  • Radionuclide Imaging / methods
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler
  • Venous Thromboembolism / diagnosis*
  • Venous Thromboembolism / epidemiology

Substances

  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
  • fibrin fragment D