Accuracy of emergency physician-performed ultrasonography in the diagnosis of deep-vein thrombosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 137-145

  Pomero, Fulvio ^a   Dentali, Francesco ^b   Borretta, Valentina ^a   Bonzini, Matteo ^b   Melchio, Remo ^a   Douketis, James D ^c   Fenoglio, Luigi Maria ^a  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Emergency physician; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84872249894     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-07-0473     Document Type: Article

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