This webinar will discuss the influence of anticoagulants on laboratory testing results for thrombophilia and appropriate testing situations for patients suspected of thromboembolism. In addition, we ...

D-dimer can be a useful tool in the management of patients with suspected or established venous thromboembolism (VTE). One use is in the assessment of a patient who presents with symptoms of VTE.

February 10, 2023 – 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 ...

Ottawa, ON - Performing a D-dimer test in addition to clinical assessment of patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) simplifies diagnosis of the disorder, a new randomized study has shown.

HealthDay News — Using the Wells rule for pulmonary embolism in combination with either a qualitative point-of-care D-dimer test or a quantitative D-dimer test helps practitioners safety exclude ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The D-dimer test is often used to rule out the presence of venous thromboembolism; however, the test has been considered unreliable in postoperative patients because D-dimer levels may rise after ...