Diagnosing DVT in the Emergency Department: Combining Clinical Predictors, D-dimer and Bedside Ultrasound
I assessed the accuracy of two clinical prediction rules, the d-dimer blood test and point of care ultrasound for diagnosing lower limb deep vein thrombosis. Emergency physicians were trained in ultrasound and prospectively scanned emergency department patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis. A...
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24003 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-2910 |