TY - JOUR T1 - A negative quantitative latex <span class="sc">d</span>-dimer assay helped to rule out venous thromboembolism JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 188 LP - 188 DO - 10.1136/ebm.6.6.188 VL - 6 IS - 6 A2 - , Y1 - 2001/11/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/6/6/188.abstract N2 - (2001) Arch Intern Med 161, 447; Bates SM, Grand'Maison A, Johnston M, et al.. A latexd-dimer reliably excludes venous thromboembolism.. Feb 12;. :. –53.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
 
 QUESTION: In patients with suspected venous thromboembolism (VTE) (ie, deep venous thrombosis [DVT] or pulmonary embolism [PE]), can a quantitative latex d-dimer assay rule out VTE? Blinded comparison of the results of the latex d-dimer test (MDA d-Dimer, Organon Teknika Corporation, Durham, NC, USA) with objective testing done at presentation and during follow up (3 mo). 4 tertiary care university medical centres in Ontario, Canada. 595 patients (60% women) with suspected VTE (317 with suspected DVT and 278 with suspected PE). All patients had a clinical examination and were classified into low, intermediate, or high probability categories according to a previously validated model. Patients with suspected DVT … ER -