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Table 3 Sensitive, specificity, positive predicted value (PPV), and negative predicted value (NPV) of D-dimer for significant PE risk

From: The diagnostic value of D-dimer with simplified Geneva score (SGS) pre-test in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE)

Group

Proposed D-dimer

cutoff point (mg/L)

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

All patients

1.96

0.653

0.683

0.45

0.832

Patients with SGS ≤ 2

1.96

0.628

0.71

0.443

0.838

Patients with SGS ≥ 3

2.22

0.704

0.593

0.476

0.792

  1. PE pulmonary embolism, SGS simplified Geneva score, PPV positive predicted value, NPV negative predicted value
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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