Clinical probability score and D-dimer estimation lack utility in the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary embolism

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1633-1638

  Biss, T T ^a   Brandao L R ^a   Kahr, W H A ^a   Chan, A K C ^b   Williams, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

D dimer; Diagnosis; Pediatrics; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WELLS CLINICAL PROBABILITY SCORE;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 70350015036     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03572.x     Document Type: Article

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