Open AccessD-Dimer Testing for Deep Venous Thrombosis: A Metaanalysis
Author(s) -
S Heim,
Joel M. Schectman,
Mir S. Siadaty,
John T. Philbrick
Publication year - 2004
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.2004.031765
Subject(s) - medicine , venous thrombosis , d dimer , meta analysis , pre and post test probability , venography , predictive value , thrombosis , odds ratio , diagnostic odds ratio , gold standard (test) , test (biology) , predictive value of tests , medline , sample size determination , statistics , mathematics , paleontology , political science , law , biology
The use of D-dimer assays as a rule-out test for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is controversial. To clarify this issue we performed a systematic review of the relevant literature.
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