Can D-dimer levels on day 10 predict the development of venous thromboembolism in major trauma patients?
D-dimer levels measured on day 10 can help predict the high risk of VTE in major trauma patients admitted to the ICU.
At least one of every three major trauma patients had potential development of VTE at a median of 10 days following admission to the intensive care unit. D-dimer levels on day 10 can be a useful predictor of VTE.
Yumoto et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
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