Key result
125I fibrinogen scanning safely evaluates postoperative thrombosis, but pulmonary scans are unreliable for emboli.
Why the study?
Does 125I fibrinogen scanning accurately evaluate peripheral thrombosis in postoperative patients?
Population
Postoperative patients, including high-risk populations and patients with chronic pulmonary disease
Design
Review
Authors
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May support selective 125I fibrinogen scanning for postoperative thrombosis; leaves open pulmonary scanning reliability in chronic lung disease.
Does 125I fibrinogen scanning accurately evaluate peripheral thrombosis in postoperative patients?
125I fibrinogen scanning is useful for early detection of postoperative peripheral thrombosis, but pulmonary scanning lacks reliability for diagnosing pulmonary emboli in patients with chronic lung disease.
James M. Hartsuck (1973) conducted a review in Postoperative thromboembolism. 125I fibrinogen scanning was evaluated. 125I fibrinogen scanning is an objective and safe method for evaluating postoperative peripheral thrombosis, but pulmonary scanning is unreliable for pulmonary emboli in chronic pulmonary disease.
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