Why the study?
Can changes in D-dimer levels predict the presence of venous thromboembolism or pulmonary embolism after cesarean section?
Population
313 patients who underwent cesarean section at Juntendo University Hospital from January to December 2012
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to postoperative day 5
Authors
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D-dimer trends may aid post-cesarean VTE prediction; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Can changes in D-dimer levels predict the presence of venous thromboembolism or pulmonary embolism after cesarean section?
The rate of change in D-dimer levels from postoperative day 1 to day 3, and the level on day 5, can help predict VTE or PE after cesarean section.
Matsumura et al. (2014) studied this question.
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