> A quick straw poll. How many people use D-dimers as
> screening test for DVT & PE?
>
> Thanks,
> Fred Cartwright.
>
We do for DVT. Nurse run service. If positive, patient home on tinzaparin,
then ultrasound. Works fairly well. Trouble is if the problem is not a DVT,
it can get forgotten. Initiated by our haematologist (Peter Rose) if you
want to contact him.
Matt Dunn
Warwick
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