Ankie Kleinjan, Marcello Di Nisio, Jan Beyer-Westendorf, Giuseppe Camporese, Benilde Cosmi, Angelo Ghirarduzzi, Pieter W Kamphuisen, Hans-Martin Otten, Ettore Porreca, Anita Aggarwal, Marianne Brodmann, Maria Domenica Guglielmi, Matteo Iotti, Karin Kaasjager, Virginia Kamvissi, Teresa Lerede, Peter Marschang, Karina Meijer, Gualtiero Palareti, Frederick R Rickles, Marc Righini, Anne W S Rutjes, Chiara Tonello, Peter Verhamme, Sebastian Werth, Sanne van Wissen, Harry R Büller
BACKGROUND: Although well-established for suspected lower limb deep venous thrombosis, an algorithm combining a clinical decision score, d-dimer testing, and ultrasonography has not been evaluated for suspected upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (UEDVT). OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety and feasibility of a new diagnostic algorithm in patients with clinically suspected UEDVT. DESIGN: Diagnostic management study. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01324037) SETTING: 16 hospitals in Europe and the United States...
April 1, 2014: Annals of Internal Medicine