D-DIMER IN THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE IN ACUTE SPINAL-INJURIES

Authors
ENGEL S EVANS SP MIKK M ROZENBERG MC JONES RF
Citation
S. Engel et al., D-DIMER IN THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE IN ACUTE SPINAL-INJURIES, Medical journal of Australia, 158(10), 1993, pp. 705-706
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Medical journal of Australia → ACNP
ISSN journal
0025729X
Volume
158
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
705 - 706
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-729X(1993)158:10<705:DITEDO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The role of monitoring plasma levels of D-dimer (XDP) as a diagnostic aid for thromboembolic disease was investigated in 267 patients admitt ed for acute care to The Prince Henry Hospital Spinal Unit. Elevated p lasma XDP levels were found in 103 patients (39%) and a diagnosis of t hromboembolic disease was made in 33. Thromboembolic disease was not f ound in patients whose XDP levels remained normal.