Does the use of clinical probability adjusted d-dimer thresholds safely exclude VTE whilst reducing the use of diagnostic imaging

Date First Published:

September 12, 2024

Last Updated:

September 12, 2024

Report by:

Dr Erin Devlin, Consultant in Emergency Medicine (Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin)

Search checked by:

Professor Daniel Horner, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin

Three-Part Question:

In [adult patients presenting with suspected VTE] does [the use of clinical probability adjusted d-dimer thresholds compared to a standard threshold of <500ng/ml FEU] result in [safe exclusion of VTE and reduction in the use of imaging investigations]