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- Title
Simplification of the diagnostic management of suspected deep vein thrombosis.
- Authors
Kraaijenhagen, Roderik A; Piovella, Franco; Bernardi, Enrico; Verlato, Fabio; Beckers, Erik A M; Koopman, Maria M W; Barone, Marisa; Camporese, Giuseppe; Potter Van Loon, Bert Jan; Prins, Martin H; Prandoni, Paolo; Büller, Harry R
- Abstract
The standard diagnostic approach in patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis is to repeat the compression ultrasonography after 1 week in all patients with an initial normal result. We hypothesized that a normal finding of a D-dimer assay safely obviates the need for repeated ultrasonography. In addition, we evaluated the potential value of a pretest probability assessment for this purpose.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2002, Vol 162, Issue 8, p907
- ISSN
0003-9926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinte.162.8.907