A 10-fold and greater increase in D-dimer at admission in COVID-19 patients is highly predictive of pulmonary embolism in a retrospective cohort study.

Adrian PereraPratima ChowdaryJames JohnsonLucy LambAnja DrebesNaheed MirTara Sood

Published in: Therapeutic advances in hematology (2021)

Our data suggested an increased PE prevalence in COVID-19 patients attending ED with an elevated D-dimer, and patients with levels >5000 ng/ml might benefit from CTPA to exclude concomitant PE.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
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emergency department
inferior vena cava
risk factors
electronic health record
big data
machine learning
artificial intelligence
data analysis