A cost-effectiveness analysis of diagnostic algorithms of deep vein thrombosis at the emergency department

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-199

  Norlin, Jenny M ^a   Elf, Johan L ^a   Svensson, Peter J ^a   Carlsson, Katarina Steen ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; D dimer; Deep Vein Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRE TEST PROBABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77956266493     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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