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., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.39, sa.5, ss.687-692, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 5
• Basım Tarihi: 2009
• Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-0903-9
• Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.687-692
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.