Goodacre, S. orcid.org/0000-0003-0803-8444, Horspool, K., Nelson-Piercy, C. et al. (6 more authors) (2019) The DiPEP study : an observational study of the diagnostic accuracy of clinical assessment, D-dimer and chest x-ray for suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy and postpartum. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 39 (4). pp. 215-216. ISSN 0275-665X
Abstract
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of maternal mortality during pregnancy and postpartum, therefore symptomatic at-risk women are commonly seen in emergency departments and maternity units to rule out PE. Recommendations regarding diagnosis of PE vary among various professional societies. Recent reviews have not found sufficient evidence to suggest that D-dimer is an effective tool in detecting PE, mainly due to the low prevalence of PE in study subjects. The aim of this study was to determine whether clinical features or D-dimer could be used during pregnancy and postpartum to select women for diagnostic imaging.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number National Institute for Health Research 13/21/01 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2019 15:17 |
Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2019 15:17 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wolters Kluwer Health |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1097/01.aoa.0000603808.91052.ed |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154023 |