The American journal of medicine
The most recent articles from:
Am. J. Med.
-
Observational Study
The diagnoses and outcomes of emergency patients with an elevated D-dimer over the next 90 days.
It is not known what diagnoses are associated with an elevated D-dimer in unselected patients attending emergency departments (ED), nor have their associated outcomes been determined. ⋯ In this study, nearly half of all patients attending the ED had an elevated D-dimer level, and these patients were more likely to be admitted to hospital and to re-present to health services or die within 90 days. In this unselected ED patient population, elevated D-dimer levels were found to not only be significantly associated with venous thromboembolism, but to also be associated with infection, cancer, heart failure, and anemia.