Latex-enhanced immunoassay D-dimer and blood gases can exclude pulmonary embolism in low-risk patients presenting to an acute care setting

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2183-2189

  Hlavac, Michael ^a,c   Cook, Julie ^a   Ojala, Rob ^b   Town, Ian ^a   Beckert, Lutz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

D dimer; Hypoxemia; Latex enhanced immunoassay; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; LATEX;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 27144506168     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.4.2183     Document Type: Article

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