Clinical probability and alveolar dead space measurement for suspected pulmonary embolism in patients with an abnormal D-dimer test result

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1517-1522

  Sanchez, O ^a   Wermert, D ^a   Faisy, C ^a   Revel, M P ^a   Diehl, J L ^a   Sors, H ^a   Meyer, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Capnography; Diagnosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CAPNOGRAPHY; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 33745256741     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02021.x     Document Type: Article

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