Age-adjusted D-dimer cutoffs can safely rule out deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in many suspected cases, according to the ...
Measurement of plasma D-dimer levels – a test more commonly used to detect blood-clotting disorders – can provide useful information when making the difficult diagnosis of periprosthetic joint ...
A targeted computerized alert at the time of physician order entry reduced the use of D-dimer testing among patients 65 years and older. A single-crossover cluster randomized trial of computerized ...
Tampa, FL (Oct. 26, 2021) --A screening blood test originally validated in seriously ill patients without COVID-19 is still clinically useful for ruling out pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalized ...
Use of clinical decision rules in conjunction with D-dimer thresholds adjusted higher based on either age or pretest probability is acceptably safe for ruling out acute pulmonary embolism (PE) without ...
Recognizing that D-dimer levels generally increase with advancing age, however, the age-adjusted D-dimer test is ...
The use of a D-dimer test as the first step in the diagnosis of blood clots in the lungs could eliminate the need for up to 60% of all CT angiograms of the lungs, says a new study by researchers from ...
The LumiraDx NT-proBNP and the LumiraDx D-Dimer tests are currently the only quantitative direct fingerstick assays produced for each test. Run on the highly portable LumiraDx Platform, they are ...
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has been caused by the rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has significantly affected the ...
The growing prevalence of thrombotic disorders and the rising focus on personalized medicine & precision healthcare are projected to drive the global D-dimer testing market's growth during the ...
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The plasma D-dimer assay has been used, along with clinical prediction scores, to rule out ...