the rest of the algorithm was followed. If a patient did not meet any of the three YEARS criteria and the d-dimer level was less than 1000 ng per milliliter or if a patient met one or more of the ...

Based on the algorithm, PE was excluded and CPTA was withheld in 1,651 patients who either had: no YEARS items and a D-dimer level <1000 ng/mL; or one or more YEARS items and a D-dimer level <500 ...

Overall, the Wells rule, the revised Geneva score, and the YEARS algorithm were most efficient (based on the proportion of patients with PE ruled out without the use of imaging) when combined with ...

For patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, diagnostic strategies to rule out PE that apply adapted D-dimer thresholds ... adapted D-dimer thresholds as well as the YEARS algorithm to rule ...

Reduction in D-dimer crossed the normal range of <500 µg/L fibrinogen equivalent units in four patients ... is to be used as part of a diagnostic algorithm, a sample must be taken prior to ...

The patients were recruited from the thrombosis units of five academic ... The addition of D-dimer testing to the diagnostic algorithm has the potential to make the diagnosis of deep-vein ...

The approach to the diagnosis of DVT has evolved over the years. Currently an algorithm strategy combining pretest probability, D-dimer testing and compression ultrasound imaging allows for safe and ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The plasma D-dimer assay has been used, along with clinical prediction scores, to rule out ...