Abstract
Clinical outcome studies have shown that it is safe to withhold anticoagulant therapy in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) who have a negative D-dimer result and a low pretest probability (PTP) either using a PTP model or clinical gestalt. It was the objective of the present study to assess the safety of the combination of a negative VIDAS
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 886-892 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Thrombosis and Haemostasis |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- D-dimer
- Diagnosis
- Management study
- Predictive value of tests
- Venous thromboembolism