D-Dimer Test

This table is based on the data from the d-dimer arm in Figure 1 of the paper. Click here and look at Figure 1 on page 1229.

These are people for whom deep venous thrombosis is thought unlikely.

In the table, the test is the d-dimer and the gold standard is the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis by ultrasound.

Ultrasound diagnosed DVT No ultrasound diagnosed DVT Total
Positive d-dimer 14 85 99
Negative d-dimer 2 216 218
Total 16 301 317