Adjusted D-dimer cutoff levels to rule out pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation: results from the SLICE trial

Background For patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), age- or clinically-adjusted D-dimer threshold level can be used to define a negative test that safely excludes PE and reduces the use of imaging. However, the utility of this approach in patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pul...

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Published in:	Thrombosis journal Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 10 - 8
Main Authors:	Rodríguez, Carmen, Jara-Palomares, Luis, Tabernero, Eva, Tenes, Andrés, González, Sara, Briceño, Winnifer, Lobo, José Luis, Morillo, Raquel, Bikdeli, Behnood, Jiménez, David
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 03.03.2022 BioMed Central Ltd BMC
Subjects:	Angiology Cardiology Clinical probability Comparative analysis COPD D-dimer Diagnosis Hematology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pulmonary embolism Thromboembolism Pulmonary embolism D-dimer Diagnosis Clinical probability COPD
ISSN:	1477-9560, 1477-9560
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