Can the use of an age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off value help in our diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism?
Jonathan Dutton, Martin Dachsel and Rachel Crane
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-4-293
Clin Med August 2018 Jonathan Dutton
ASurrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK
Roles: foundation doctor
Martin Dachsel
BSurrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK
Roles: consultant of acute medicine
Rachel Crane
CSurrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK
Roles: core medical trainee
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- S1 Suggested pathway to investigate for suspected pulmonary embolism.
- S2 Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of 3 x age to 10 x age cut-offs.
- S3 Mean D-dimer and inverted age adjusted D-dimer - sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of our cohort using the Lapner et al criteria.
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Can the use of an age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off value help in our diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism?
Jonathan Dutton, Martin Dachsel, Rachel Crane
Clinical Medicine Aug 2018, 18 (4) 293-296; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-4-293