Misdiagnosis of Cerebral Vein Thrombosis in the Emergency Department
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Emergency department investigation of deep vein thrombosis.
OBJECTIVES To apply a previously validated clinical model for predicting pre-test probability of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) to patients attending an emergency department with symptoms suggestive of DVT and assess its reproducibility in the patient population. To measure the diagnostic value of the SimpliRED D-dimer assay in effectively excluding DVT. METHOD Prospective study between March 199...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.021058