Journal article
Accuracy of ultrasound for the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis in asymptomatic patients after orthopedic surgery. A meta-analysis.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate, by meta-analysis, the accuracy of ultrasound screening for deep venous thrombosis in patients after orthopedic surgery.
DATA SOURCES: The MEDLINE database from January 1982 to October 1993. Bibliographies of retrieved articles and recent journal publications were searched independently and using Current Contents.
Authors
Wells PS; Lensing AWA; Davidson BL; Prins MH; Hirsh J
Journal
Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 122, No. 1, pp. 47–53
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Publication Date
January 1, 1995
DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-122-1-199501010-00008
ISSN
1056-8751