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 periprosthetic joint ...

Plasma D-dimer is a commonly used test for certain blood clot-related disorders. It is also a potentially useful marker of infection and has been validated for use in the diagnosis of PJI.

Explore D-Dimer testing in VTE diagnosis-learn clinical uses, assay methods, and key factors affecting test accuracy and interpretation.

A negative D-dimer test (one that rules out pulmonary embolism) can help patients avoid more expensive, invasive diagnostic tests, like a computed tomography pulmonary angiogram, or CTPA.

Researchers from Kaiser Permanente in Denver have concluded that targeted age-specific computerized alerts can reduce the number of D-dimer testing needed in elderly patients, according to the ...

Implementation of the D-dimer test in diagnostic strategies for VTE during pregnancy could help reduce the need for more invasive tests in this population.

Published results showed plasma D-dimer was noninferior to serum C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection.

A negative D-dimer test (one that rules out pulmonary embolism) can help patients avoid more expensive, invasive diagnostic tests, like a computed tomography pulmonary angiogram, or CTPA. "CPTA ...

D-Dimer tests were performed in 4,263 patients. A total of 3,710 of enrolled patients had diagnostic imaging and were hemodynamically stable.

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 ...