Journal article
Clinical pre‐test probability adjusted versus age‐adjusted D‐dimer interpretation strategy for DVT diagnosis: A diagnostic individual patient data meta‐analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To increase the clinical usefulness of the D-dimer test in diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), two strategies have been proposed: the age-adjusted, and the clinical pre-test probability (CPTP) adjusted interpretation. However, it is not known which of these strategies is superior.
OBJECTIVE: To conduct an individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis that compares the sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), and …
Authors
Parpia S; Takach Lapner S; Schutgens R; Elf J; Geersing G-J; Kearon C
Journal
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 669–675
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2020
DOI
10.1111/jth.14718
ISSN
1538-7933