Screening for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in outpatients with suspected DVT or PE by the sequential use of clinical score: A sensitive quantitative D-dimer test and noninvasive diagnostic tools

Seminars in Vascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-364

  Michiels, Jan Jacques ^a,b   Gadisseur, Alain ^b   Van Der Planken, Marc ^b   Schroyens, Wilfried ^b   De Maeseneer, Marianne ^b   Hermsen, Jan T ^c   Trienekens, Paul H ^c   Hoogsteden, Henk ^d   Pattynama, Peter M T ^d  

^a Goodheart Institute   (Netherlands)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical score; Compression ultrasonography; D dimer assay; Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Spiral CT; Venous thromboembolism; Ventilation perfusion scan

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BIOASSAY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PHLEBOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 27244451052     PISSN: 15289648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-922480     Document Type: Review

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