Blair Alden Parry, Anna Marie Chang, Sebastian M Schellong, Stacey L House, Gregory J Fermann, Erin K Deadmon, Nicholas J Giordano, Yuchiao Chang, Jason Cohen, Nancy Robak, Adam J Singer, Mary Mulrow, Ellen T Reibling, Samuel Francis, S Michelle Griffin, Jürgen H Prochaska, Barbara Davis, Patricia McNelis, Joao Delgado, Philipp Kümpers, Nikos Werner, Nina T Gentile, Eli Zeserson, Philipp S Wild, Alexander T Limkakeng, Elizabeth Lea Walters, Frank LoVecchio, Daniel Theodoro, Judd E Hollander, Christopher Kabrhel
INTRODUCTION: We sought to determine the test characteristics of an automated INNOVANCE D-dimer assay for the exclusion of pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in emergency department (ED) patients using standard and age-adjusted cut-offs. METHODS: Cross-sectional, international, multicenter study of consecutive patients with suspected DVT or PE in 24 centers (18 USA, 6 Europe). Evaluated patients had low or intermediate Wells PE or DVT scores...
April 5, 2018: Thrombosis Research