Abstract:
:This study examines the relationship between D-dimer concentration and patient age, gender, race, and renal function, and the role of D-dimer concentration as a predictor of in-hospital mortality, in a critically ill patient population. The results demonstrate there is a correlation between increased D-dimer concentration and renal impairment in critically ill patients, with patients in renal failure having the highest D-dimer concentrations. Peak D-dimer levels were higher among female patients than in male patients, but there was no association between peak D-dimer levels and other patient characteristics. D-dimer concentration was also not predictive of in-hospital mortality.
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Clin Lab Medjournal_title
Clinics in laboratory medicineauthors
Spring JL,Winkler A,Levy JHdoi
10.1016/j.cll.2014.06.015subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-09-01 00:00:00pages
675-86issue
3eissn
0272-2712issn
1557-9832pii
S0272-2712(14)00059-6journal_volume
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