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Current diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in primary care: a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians.
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- Combined oral contraceptives: venous thrombosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Different combined oral contraceptives and the risk of venous thrombosis: systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2013Pooled it
- Management of venous thromboembolism: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.Annals of family medicineGuideline
- D-Dimer: An Early Marker of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Preeclampsia and Eclampsia.Cureus · 2025Article
- Emergency medicine residents' learning curve in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis with 3-point venous point-of-care ultrasound.International journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Guidelines on deep vein thrombosis of the Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2024Article
- The Diagnostic Utility of Natural Killer Cell Subsets in Deep Vein Thrombosis.Vascular health and risk management · 2023Article
- Incremental value of compression ultrasound sonography in the emergency department.World journal of critical care medicine · 2021Review
- The Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Comprehensive management of acute pulmonary embolism in primary care using telemedicine in the COVID-era.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Diagnostic Accuracy of a Three-point Compression Ultrasonography Performed by Emergency Medicine Resident for the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis: a Prospective Diagnostic Study.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2019Article
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- Evaluation of unmet clinical needs in prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism in high-risk patient groups: cancer and critically ill.Thrombosis journal · 2019Review
- Ruling out Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with High Pretest Probability.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2018Observational
- The geko™ electro-stimulation device for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: a NICE medical technology guidance.Applied health economics and health policy · 2015Article
- PURLs: It's time to use an age-based approach to D-dimer.The Journal of family practice · 2014Article
- Comparison of venous thromboembolism after total hip arthroplasty between ankylosing spondylitis and osteoarthritis.BioMed research international · 2014Article
- Managing pulmonary embolism using prognostic models: future concepts for primary care.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2012Review
- Overview of venous thromboembolism.Drugs · 2010Review
- Acute pulmonary embolism. Part 1: epidemiology and diagnosis.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2010Review
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Abstract
This guideline summarizes the current approaches for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism. The importance of early diagnosis to prevent mortality and morbidity associated with venous thromboembolism cannot be overstressed. This field is highly dynamic, however, and new evidence is emerging periodically that may change the recommendations. The purpose of this guideline is to present recommendations based on current evidence to clinicians to aid in the diagnosis of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
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