Open AccessTurbidimetric D-Dimer Test in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: A Metaanalysis
Author(s) -
Michael D. Brown,
Joseph Lau,
R. Darrell Nelson,
Jeffery A. Kline
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2003.022277
Subject(s) - d dimer , pulmonary embolism , medicine , test (biology) , chemistry , biology , paleontology
Clinicians in outpatient clinics and emergency departments desire an accurate quantitative D-dimer assay. The study objective was to evaluate the diagnostic performance characteristics of the latex turbidimetric D-dimer test in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department population.
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