Number of patients | % Sensitivity | % Specificity | % PPV | % NPV | Cut off | Ref |
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See footnotes to table 2. | ||||||
DVT, deep vein thrombosis; NPV, negative predictive value; PE, pulmonary embolism; PPV, positive predictive value. | ||||||
92 | 100 | 42 | 57 | 100 | 500 | Dale et al (1994)20 |
183 | 95 | 33 | 14 | 98 | 500 | Veitl et al (1996)29 |
84 | 95.3 | 22 | 81.8 | 500 | Killick et al (1997)43 | |
180 | 90 | 63 | 60 | 91 | 250 | Lindahl et al (1998)33 |