@article{333824669db448d899603f0e7b228fa8,
title = "Effect of tissue injury on D-Dimer levels: A prospective study in trauma patients",
keywords = "D-Dimer, Deep venous thrombosis, Pulmonary embolism, Trauma, Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products/biosynthesis, Venous Thrombosis/metabolism, Humans, Middle Aged, Male, Wounds and Injuries/metabolism, Pulmonary Embolism/metabolism, Time Factors, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Aged",
author = "Samir Johna and Thomas O'Callaghan and Samuel Cemaj and Richard Catalano",
note = "In our study, the increased D-Dimer levels induced by tissue injury failed to show a trend of gradual return to normal within three days after trauma, as currently believed. This, in our opinion, may eliminate our ability to use D-Dimer testing to rule out DVT or PE in a subset of severely traumatiz ...",
year = "2002",
language = "English",
volume = "8",
pages = "CR5--CR8",
journal = "Medical Science Monitor",
issn = "1234-1010",
number = "1",
}