Hi Thanks- are you uising this?
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From: ACB Point-of-Care Testing [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of HOLLOWOOD NICKY (RCD) PATHOLOGY
Sent: 26 January 2018 10:24
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Subject: Re: nadal D-DIMER
See attached kit inset.
Hope this helps!
Thanks
Nicky Hollowood
POCT Manager
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From: ACB Point-of-Care Testing [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathy Richmond
Sent: 23 January 2018 11:48
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Subject: nadal D-DIMER
Dear mailbase
has anyone looked at the NADAL cartridge D-Dimer device from Nal-von-minden?
The recent NICE guidance on VTE suggested that with a wells score of <=1 DDIMER testing by labs or POCT was sufficient to exclude proximal VTE This is backed up by a recent paper demonstrating that, in this group, assays with moderate sensitivity can reduce false negatives to a clinically acceptable level (<2%) and for anyone with sufficient strength the paper below gives a really good explanation of how to approach the stats:
https://acutecaretesting.org/en/articles/comparing-d-dimer-assays-using-likelihood-ratios-and-fagan-nomograms.
NICE does not define how good the POCT device has to be. The FDA do however - which is helpful. I cannot find anything on the above device.
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