Systematic review and meta-analysis of test accuracy for the diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism.

P, Patel; P, Patel; M, Bhatt; C, Braun; H, Begum; W, Wiercioch; J, Varghese; D, Wooldridge; H, Alturkmani; M, Thomas; M, Baig; W, Bahaj; R, Khatib; R, Kehar; R, Ponnapureddy; A, Sethi; A, Mustafa; W, Lim; Gal G, Le; SM, Bates; LB, Haramati; J, Kline; E, Lang; M, Righini; MA, Kalot; NM, Husainat; YNA, Jabiri; HJ, Schünemann; RA, Mustafa

doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001052

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of test accuracy for the diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism.

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Patel P

Bhatt M

Abstract

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common, potentially life-threatening yet treatable condition. Prompt diagnosis and expeditious therapeutic intervention is of paramount importance for optimal patient management. Our objective was to systematically review the accuracy of D-dimer assay, compression ultras...

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