SGEM#118: I Hope you Had a Negative D-dimer (ADJUST PE Study)

Studi estratti dal podcast di Dr. Ken Milne

• 2014ADJUST-PEImaging & DiagnosticsIn 3346 outpatients with suspected pulmonary embolism, an age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff safely ruled out more patients than a fixed 500 µg/L cutoff.
• 2010Age adjusted D-dimer cut-off to exclude pulmonary embolism in older patientsImaging & DiagnosticsIn 5132 patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, an age-adjusted D-dimer cut-off safely excluded more patients than the fixed 500 ug/l cut-off.
• 2013Conventional or age adjusted D-dimer cut-off values in suspected venous thromboembolismImaging & DiagnosticsIn 12,497 older patients with suspected VTE,age adjusted D-dimer cut-offsraised specificity at unchangedsensitivityversusthe 500 µg/L cut-off