作者
Stacy A Johnson, Scott M Stevens, Scott C Woller, Erica Lake, Marco Donadini, Ji Cheng, José Labarère, James D Douketis
发表日期
2010/2/3
来源
Jama
卷号
303
期号
5
页码范围
438-445
出版商
American Medical Association
简介
Context
In patients with suspected lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT), compression ultrasound (CUS) is typically the initial test to confirm or exclude DVT. Patients with an initial negative CUS result often require repeat CUS after 5 to 7 days. Whole-leg CUS may exclude proximal and distal DVT in a single evaluation.
Objective
To determine the risk of venous thromboembolism after withholding anticoagulation in patients with suspected lower extremity DVT following a single negative whole-leg CUS result.
Data Sources
MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, LILACS, Cochrane, and Health Technology Assessments databases were searched for articles published from January 1970 through November 2009. Supplemental searches were performed of Internet resources, reference lists, and by contacting content experts.
Study Selection
Included studies were randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies of …
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