Assessment of the current D-dimer cutoff point in pulmonary embolism workup at a single institution: Retrospective study
Conclusions: Our results suggest a significant deficiency in the institutional DD cutoff point with the need to find a better threshold through a large multicenter prospective trial to minimize unnecessary CTPA scans and to improve patient safety.
Source: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: S Alhassan E Bihler K Patel S Lavudi M Young M Balaan Source Type: research
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