Cut-off value of D-dimer in pulmonary thromboembolism and pneumonia

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KARALEZLI A., HASANOGLU H. C., KAYA S., Babaoglu E., ACIKGOZ Z. C., KANBAY A., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.39, no.5, pp.687-692, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-0903-9
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.687-692
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: The differential diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) and pneumonia remains difficult in emergency rooms. High D-dimer levels in the pneumonia may be misdiagnosed as PTE on the basis of similar clinical, radiological, and laboratory findings. Since D-dimer elevation may also be seen in pneumonia cases, the comparison of D-dimer values in patients diagnosed as pneumonia and PTE, in order to determine a cut-off value between the 2 diseases, was aimed in this study.