A Pilot Study of the Performance Characteristics of the D-dimer in Presumed Sepsis.

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" A Pilot Study of the Performance Characteristics of the D-dimer in Presumed Sepsis. "
Goebel, Phillip J; Williams, Justin B; Gerhardt, Robert T

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	934413
Doc. No	:	LA7bv4f05s
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Goebel, Phillip J; Williams, Justin B; Gerhardt, Robert T
Title & Author	:	A Pilot Study of the Performance Characteristics of the D-dimer in Presumed Sepsis. [Article]\ Goebel, Phillip J; Williams, Justin B; Gerhardt, Robert T
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	11/2
Date	:	2010
Abstract	:	Objectives: To determine if a sensitive D-dimer assay can exclude progression to organ dysfunction, death, and intensive care unit (ICU) admission in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with suspected infection, and if increasing levels of D-dimer are predictive of those end points.