Why the study?
Does referring postoperative counts to immediate postoperative baseline rather than preoperative baseline improve diagnostic accuracy of the 125I-fibrinogen test for DVT?
Population
Patients undergoing 125I-fibrinogen test for detecting deep vein thrombosis
Comparison
Referring postoperative counts to counts made… vs Referring postoperative counts to preoperative…
Design
Review
Authors
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May warrant immediate postoperative baselines to reduce 125I-fibrinogen test errors for DVT; leaves open prospective validation of accuracy gains.
Does referring postoperative counts to immediate postoperative baseline rather than preoperative baseline improve diagnostic accuracy of the 125I-fibrinogen test for DVT?
Standardizing the 125I-fibrinogen test by using immediate postoperative counts rather than preoperative baselines reduces diagnostic errors for DVT.
V.C. Roberts (1975) studied this question.
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