Age-adjusted D-dimer cut-offs to diagnose thromboembolic events: Validation in an emergency department;Altersadjustierte D-Dimer-Grenzwerte in der Diagnostik thrombembolischer Ereignisse: Validierung in der Notaufnahme

Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 121-128

  Verma, N ^a   Willeke, P ^a   Bicsan P ^a   Lebiedz, P ^a   Pavenstadt H ^a   Kumpers P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age factors; Cost benefit analysis; Fibrin fragment D; Pulmonary embolism; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; THROMBOEMBOLISM; ADULT; AGE; AGED; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALIDATION STUDY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84896491202     PISSN: 21936218     EISSN: 21936226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-013-0265-8     Document Type: Article

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