Table 5

Immunofiltration D-dimer assay in detection of DVT or PE

Number of patients% Sensitivity% Specificity% PPV% NPVCut offRef
See footnotes to table 2.
DVT, deep vein thrombosis; NPV, negative predictive value; PE, pulmonary embolism; PPV, positive predictive value.
921004257100500Dale et al (1994)20
18395331498500Veitl et al (1996)29
8495.32281.8500Killick et al (1997)43
18090636091250Lindahl et al (1998)33