Journal article
Compression ultrasonography for diagnostic management of patients with clinically suspected deep vein thrombosis: prospective cohort study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety of withholding anticoagulant treatment from patients with clinically suspected deep vein thrombosis but normal findings on compression ultrasonography.
DESIGN: Compression ultrasonography was done with a simplified diagnostic procedure limited to the common femoral vein in the groin and the popliteal vein extending down to the trifurcation of the calf veins. Patients with normal ultrasonography findings at …
Authors
Cogo A; Lensing AWA; Koopman MMW; Piovella F; Siragusa S; Wells PS; Villalta S; Büller HR; Turpie AGG; Prandoni P
Journal
The BMJ, Vol. 316, No. 7124,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
January 3, 1998
DOI
10.1136/bmj.316.7124.17
ISSN
0959-8138