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Articles and journal scans about D-dimer
Article
January 2013
Impact of Quick Diagnosis Unit Integrated in an Emergency Department Setting
BACKGROUND: Hospitals in countries with public health systems have recently adopted organizational changes to improve efficiency and resource allocation, and reducing inappropriate hospitalizations has been established as an important goal, as well as avoiding or buffering overcrowding in Emergency Departments.
AIMS: ...
Process optimization
Point-of-care testing
Glucose
Lactate
Creatinine/urea
Hemoglobins
D-dimer
Article
October 2012
Point-of-Care Testing: Making Innovation Work for Patient-Centered Care
Chris Price and Andrew St John have followed their book Point-of-Care Testing for Managers and Policymakers with another look at the subject from strategic vision to change management and implementation in Point-of-Care Testing: Making Innovation Work for Patient-Centered Care.
In their latest book the authors give...
Point-of-care testing
Information management
Cardiac markers
Glucose
D-dimer
Preanalytical phase
Article
January 2012
POCT in the ED - relevant clinical and economical advantages
In the ED, 25 % of patients with angina pectoris with suspected AMI are wrongly diagnosed (no cardiac involvement). As a result, the patient risks are increased and resources are wasted.
We investigated the effect of point-of-care testing (POCT) on ED processes, resource needs, patient risks and overall costs.
POCT...
Cardiac markers
Process optimization
Point-of-care testing
Lactate
Creatinine/urea
D-dimer
Troponins
Natriuretic peptide
Article
October 2011
POC testing in the emergency department: Strategies to improve clinical and operational outcomes
Emergency departments (ED) are challenged by increasing patient visits, overcrowding and prolonged length of stay (LOS). The cause of these problems is multifactorial.
Delays in the laboratory are often perceived as contributing to delays in care and increased LOS. Implementation of selected point-of-care tests in...
D-dimer
Creatinine/urea
Natriuretic peptide
Troponins
Cardiac markers
Point-of-care testing
Process optimization
Article
July 2011
Assessment of plasma D-dimer as a diagnostic and prognostic aid for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are currently identified by incidental imaging or ultrasound screening.
The potential diagnostic and prognostic value of D-dimer for AAA was assessed in this study. 1260 men from a population-based ultrasound screening study were included, of which 299 had small AAAs monitored by...
Coagulation/fibrinolysis
Creatinine/urea
D-dimer
CRP
Article
October 2010
D-dimer: Past, present, and future
The following is a copy of an article from Nursing 2007, Fall 2007 Volume 37 Number 8 - Supplement: ED Insider, Pages 14 - 16
The D-dimer level is a measure of clot formation and lysis that results from the degradation of cross-linked fibrin. Widely used as an indicator for the presence of disseminated intravascular ...
Coagulation/fibrinolysis
D-dimer
Article
October 2010
Significant figures
The appropriate number of significant figures is important in order to have a meaningful level of resolving power when reporting analytical concentrations. Various methods or criteria can be used when estimating how many significant figures are needed. In most cases three significant figures (two true plus one...
Information management
D-dimer
Troponins
Article
July 2010
Diagnosis of DVT with D-dimer testing and the Wells score
The following is a copy of an article from Evidence-Based Practice, 2007; 10(12):1-2.
Venous thromboembolism refers to a spectrum of disease that includes both pulmonary embolus and deep-venous thrombosis (DVT).
More than 250,000 people in the United States are diagnosed annually with venous thromboembolic disease;...
Coagulation/fibrinolysis
D-dimer
Article
April 2010
Benefit of using a D-dimer assay with a high clinical specificity
CONTEXT: Sensitive D-dimer assays have been developed to exclude the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and have exhibited great success when used in conjunction with a diagnostic algorithm, including pretest probability scoring and a compression ultrasound (CUS).
Improving specificity of D-dimer assays would...
Coagulation/fibrinolysis
D-dimer
Article
January 2010
Comparing D-dimer assays
When a new D-dimer method is to be implemented either as a substitute for a currently used D-dimer assay or as a supplement, maybe as a point-of-care assay, it is necessary to do a clinical comparison of the "old" assay versus the "new" assay. The major pitfalls in D-dimer comparisons are addressed in this paper.
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Coagulation/fibrinolysis
D-dimer