Safety of excluding acute pulmonary embolism based on an unlikely clinical probability by the Wells rule and normal D-dimer concentration: a meta-analysis

Author(s):
Pasha, S.M.; Klok, F.A.; Snoep, J.D.; Mos, I.C.M.; Goekoop, R.J.; Rodger, M.A.; Huisman, M.V. (0000-0003-1423-5348)
Published
2010
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

INTRODUCTION The Wells clinical decision rule (CDR) and D-dimer tests can be used to exclude pulmonary embolism (PE). We performed a meta-analysis to determine the negative predictive value (NPV) of an "unlikely" CDR (

Date issued
2010-04-30
Language
English
Is part of
Thrombosis Research (2010), Vol. 125, no. 4, p. e123-7
hdl
1887/119299
doi
10.1016/j.thromres.2009.11.009