Causes of increased D-dimer - acute care testing
For the D-dimer assay used at this hospital the diagnostic cut-off value for VTE, which distinguishes a positive from a negative D-dimer result, is 243 ng/mL. All 1819 patients were submitted for diagnostic imaging tests for detection or exclusion of VTE/PE because their D-dimer result was >243 ng/mL.
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