D-dimer level significance for deep vein thrombosis screening in the third trimester: a retrospective study

• Main Authors: Keisuke Miyamoto (Author), Hiroaki Komatsu (Author), Masayo Okawa (Author), Yuki Iida (Author), Daiken Osaku (Author), Yukihiro Azuma (Author), Takako Tsuneto (Author), Takashi Harada (Author), Fuminori Taniguchi (Author), Tasuku Harada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Venous thromboembolism often develops after surgery and childbirth, resulting in death in some cases. Although early deep vein thrombosis (DVT) detection can predict pulmonary thromboembolism, there is no early screening method for DVT in pregnant women. Lack of consensus regardi...