Rapid detection of D-Dimers with mLabs (R) whole blood method for venous thromboembolism exclusion. Comparison with Vidas (R) D-Dimers assay

摘要

BACKGROUND: Easy to use point of care assays for D-Dimers measurement in whole blood from patients with clinical suspicion of venous thromboembolism (VTE) will facilitate the diagnostic strategy in the Emergency Department (ED) setting. We prospectively evaluated the diagnostic performance of the point-of-care mLabs (R) Whole Blood D-Dimers test and we compared it with the Vidas (R) D-Dimers assay.