title: Futile D-dimer testing in hospitalized patients--description, interpretation, improvements.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.forename: Ratana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cosserat
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czitrom
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Le Guillou
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Leblanc
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D018447:Medical Futility; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D