title: Use of the age-adjusted D-dimer as a screening tool for pulmonary thromboembolic disease in an older inpatient population.
authors.affiliation: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds, UK.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pickering
authors.affiliation: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds, UK.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davison
authors.affiliation: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds, UK.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhalla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D