D-Dimer Combined with Fibrinogen Predicts the Risk of Venous Thrombosis in Fracture Patients

Objective. While D-dimer can successfully diagnose venous thrombosis due to its excellent negative predictive value (NPV), it cannot be used to detect venous thromboembolism (VTE) because of its low positive predictive value (PPV). This study aims to investigate if a combination of using D-dimer and...

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Main Authors: Chaohui Lin, Yifan Chen, Bin Chen, Ke Zheng, Xiongbiao Luo, Fengfei Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1930405
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