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Validation of a clinical prediction model for early admission to the intensive care unit of patients with pneumoniaJose Labarere
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
Acad Emerg Med 19:993-1003. 2012..e., within 3 days following emergency department [ED] presentation). This study aimed to validate the REA-ICU index in an independent sample...
Regional system of care for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in the Northern Alps: a controlled pre- and postintervention studyJose Labarere
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
Arch Cardiovasc Dis 105:414-23. 2012..Regionalization of care for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been advocated, although its effect on processes of care and clinical outcomes remains uncertain...
Determinants of 6-month maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding experience in a multicenter prospective cohort studyJose Labarere
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
J Hum Lact 28:203-10. 2012..Eliciting the mother's expectations regarding breastfeeding duration may help the lactation consultant in providing appropriate guidance. Future studies should assess maternal satisfaction using validated instruments...
Risk stratification of early admission to the intensive care unit of patients with no major criteria of severe community-acquired pneumonia: development of an international prediction ruleBertrand Renaud
Department of Emergency Medicine, AP HP, Groupe Hospitalier Henri Mondor Albert Chenevier, Creteil, F 94010, France
Crit Care 13:R54. 2009....
Validation of a clinical guideline on prevention of venous thromboembolism in medical inpatients: a before-and-after study with systematic ultrasound examinationJ Labarere
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Pavillon D, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, 38 043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
J Intern Med 256:338-48. 2004..Clinical practice guidelines on prevention of venous thromboembolism in medical inpatients have been implemented in various settings, although few studies have assessed their impact on venous thromboembolism events...
Efficacy of breastfeeding support provided by trained clinicians during an early, routine, preventive visit: a prospective, randomized, open trial of 226 mother-infant pairsJose Labarere
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
Pediatrics 115:e139-46. 2005..However, robust scientific evidence based on randomized, controlled trials is currently lacking...
Low-molecular-weight heparin prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis for older patients with restricted mobility: propensity analyses of data from two multicentre, cross-sectional studiesJose Labarere
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
Drugs Aging 26:263-71. 2009..Although older patients with restricted mobility are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism, they are under-represented in clinical trials evaluating prophylactic treatments against deep vein thrombosis (DVT)...
[Acute acoustic trauma in military personnel. Evaluation of 1 year epidemiologic surveillance]J Labarere
Service de médecine des collectivités, Hopital d Instruction des Armees Desgenettes, Lyon
Presse Med 29:1341-4. 2000..The aim of this study was to 1) assess the incidence of ATT in French soldiers and 2) to clarify the circumstances under which AAT occurs...
Guideline development from an observational studyJ Labarere
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Grenoble, France
Int J Health Care Qual Assur 20:602-15. 2007..The purpose of this study is to develop a local clinical guideline for prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism based on observational study results...
Brief report: graduated compression stocking thromboprophylaxis for elderly inpatients: a propensity analysisJose Labarere
ThEMAS TIMC IMAG UMR CNRS 5525 UJF, Grenoble, France
J Gen Intern Med 21:1282-7. 2006..Graduated compression stockings (GCS) are often used for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in nonsurgical patients, although evidence on their effectiveness is lacking in this setting...
[Propensity score analysis in observational research: application to a study of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism]J Labarere
Laboratoire THEMAS, TIMC, UMR CNRS 5525, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Universite Joseph Fourier, 38043 Grenoble, France
Rev Med Interne 29:255-8. 2008..In observational studies, a significant difference in the outcomes between treated and untreated patients may be observed in absence of treatment effect and caused by differences in baseline characteristics...
Intervention targeted at nurses to improve venous thromboprophylaxisJose Labarere
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Pavillon Taillefer, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Int J Qual Health Care 19:301-8. 2007..To assess the effectiveness of an intervention targeting both physicians and nurses vs. physicians only in improving venous thromboprophylaxis for older patients...
Outcomes of myocardial infarction in hospitals with percutaneous coronary intervention facilitiesJose Labarere
Techniques pour l Evaluation et la Modélisation des Actions de Santé, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Grenoble, France
Arch Intern Med 167:913-20. 2007....
Agreement of four competing guidelines on prevention of venous thromboembolism and comparison with observed physician practices: a cross-sectional study of 1,032 medical inpatientsJose Labarere
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Grenoble, France
J Gen Intern Med 19:849-55. 2004....
[Agreement between clinical practice guidelines for management of community-acquired pneumonia. A retrospective study of 101 hospitalized patients]J Labarere
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Rev Mal Respir 20:858-70. 2003..The objective is to estimate by a retrospective study the uniformity of the recommendations for the management of patients and the choice of initial empirical antibiotic therapy...
[Management of acute community-acquired pneumonia in a health centre. Assessment of 101 cases using the retrospective clinical audit method]Jose Labarere
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, CHU de Grenoble
Presse Med 32:1841-8. 2003..To assess the conformity of practitioners' practices in the management of community acquired pneumonia with the French Agence Nationale d'Accréditation et d'Evaluation en Santé (Anaes) guidelines...
Development of a French inpatient satisfaction questionnaireJ Labarere
Unité d Evaluation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Grenoble, France
Int J Qual Health Care 13:99-108. 2001..To develop a brief French-language, generic, self-administered questionnaire to measure inpatient satisfaction...
[Initiation and duration of breastfeeding in obstetrical hospitals of Aix-Chambery (France)]J Labarere
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, BP 217, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 38043 Grenoble, France
Arch Pediatr 8:807-15. 2001..Our objectives were to estimate duration of breastfeeding and to identify factors associated with initiation and weaning...
[Evaluation of the impact of individual antibiotic order forms on consumption of antibiotics]J Labarere
Laboratoire GPSP, Faculte de Medecine, La Tronche
Therapie 57:39-47. 2002..293 FF/100 p.d. (p = 0.02) in intensive care departments. Monitoring antibiotics consumption should be continued in order to increase power of analysis and to assess the impact of the implementation of guidelines...
[Analysis of the medico-economic literature comparing primary angioplasty and thrombolysis in the management of acute myocardial infarction]J Labarere
Laboratoire GPSP, Faculte de Medecine, 38700 La Tronche, France
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 50:330-9. 2001..To assess the generalizability of the medico-economic analysis comparing primary coronary angioplasty and thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction...
Patient compliance with medical advice given by telephoneJose Labarere
Medical Evaluation Unit, University Hospital, Pavillon D Villars, CHU BP 217, 38 043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Am J Emerg Med 21:288-92. 2003..01). The survey pointed out adverse events resulting from the service. Assessing patient compliance can be an important source of information for improving aspects of patient management provided by telephone consultation services...
A training program on exclusive breastfeeding in maternity wardsJ Labarere
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Hopital Nord, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 83:77-84. 2003..To estimate whether a 3-day training program for health professionals was followed by changes in maternity ward practices and in the rate of exclusive breastfeeding...
CD-ROM-based program for breastfeeding mothersJose Labarere
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Pavillon Taillefer, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Matern Child Nutr 7:263-72. 2011..Further study is needed to assess the effectiveness of multimedia packages as part of more intensive multifaceted interventions...
Evaluation of a program to improve the prescription-writing quality in hospitalP Francois
Laboratoire GPSP, Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv 14:268-74. 2001..The hospital staff concerned had a positive opinion of the program which led to an awareness of prescription problems. This assessment showed that the program had a moderate impact on prescribers' practice and efforts must be continued...
[Venous thromboembolism in the elderly: Results of a program to improve prevention]M A Sevestre
Themas TIMC UMR CNRS 5525 UJF Grenoble, CHU Grenoble, Pavillon Taillefer, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
J Mal Vasc 34:330-7. 2009..Besides, there is a lack of data in non-surgical patients in postacute care facilities...
[Evolution of strategies of revascularisation in acute coronary syndromes with ST elevation. Analysis of the data of RESURCOR]G Debaty
Service d aide médicale urgente 38, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Grenoble
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 100:105-11. 2007..This would seem to be related to the better coordination of practitioners after the implantation of a health care network...
Effectiveness of a guideline for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in elderly post-acute care patients: a multicenter study with systematic ultrasonographic examinationElodie Sellier
Quality of Care Unit, University Hospital, and ThEMAS, TIMC-IMAG, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS 5525
Arch Intern Med 166:2065-71. 2006..More active interventions are needed to enforce compliance with evidence-based guidelines...
Compliance with recommendations and clinical outcomes for formal and informal infectious disease specialist consultationsE Sellier
Quality of Care Unit, Pavillon Taillefer, University Hospital, CHU BP 217, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 30:887-94. 2011..Further study is needed to refine the criteria for requesting or providing informal rather than formal consultations...
Drug-related problems in medical wards with a computerized physician order entry systemP Bedouch
Pôle pharmacie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
J Clin Pharm Ther 34:187-95. 2009..Identification and estimation, by clinical pharmacists participating in routine medical rounds, of drug-related problems (DRPs), arising despite the use of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system...
[Vaccination practices following the end of compulsory BCG vaccination. A cross-sectional survey of general practitioners and pediatricians]P Wattrelot
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Pavillon Taillefer, CHU, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Arch Pediatr 17:118-24. 2010..The aim of this cross-sectional survey was to assess the impact of the change in BCG administration (in January 2006) and the end of compulsory vaccination (in July 2007)...
[Analysis of the accuracy of a coronary syndrome register]M Fourny
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Pavillon Taillefer, CHU de Grenoble
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 99:798-803. 2006..Factors associated with failure of notification should be taken into account when operating such a register...
[Performance of the Breastfeeding Assessment Score for the prediction of early weaning in France]L Laborde
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 09, France
Arch Pediatr 14:978-84. 2007..The Breastfeeding Assessment Score (BAS) was derived to help identify mothers at increased risk of early weaning in United States. Data are currently lacking on the accuracy of the BAS for French mother-infant pairs...
Assessment of an intervention to train teaching hospital care providers in quality managementP Francois
Qualitique et évaluation médicale Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Grenoble, France
Qual Saf Health Care 14:234-9. 2005....
Comparison of interval breast cancer rates for two-versus single-view screening mammography: a population-based studyA Seigneurin
Registre du Cancer de l Isère, 23 Chemin des Sources, Meylan, France
Breast 18:284-8. 2009..To determine whether the implementation of two-view mammography was followed by a reduction in the rates of interval cancers...
Determining indications for care common to competing guidelines by using classification tree analysis: application to the prevention of venous thromboembolism in medical inpatientsJean-Luc Bosson
Laboratoire TIMC IMAG UMR CNRS 5525, Grenoble, France
Med Decis Making 26:63-75. 2006..This approach may be helpful when developing new guidelines or for identifying topics warranting further complementary clinical trials...
Deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients hospitalized in subacute care facilities: a multicenter cross-sectional study of risk factors, prophylaxis, and prevalenceJean Luc Bosson
centre d investigation clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Arch Intern Med 163:2613-8. 2003..The efficacy of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis has not been established, to our knowledge, in elderly patients hospitalized in subacute care facilities...
EDUC'AVK: reduction of oral anticoagulant-related adverse events after patient education: a prospective multicenter open randomized studyGilles Pernod
Department of Vascular Medicine, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France
J Gen Intern Med 23:1441-6. 2008..Insufficient patient education is linked to poorly controlled anticoagulation. However the impact of a specific educational program on anticoagulation related morbidity remains unknown...
Prevalence and risk factors of suppurative complications in children with pneumoniaPatrice Francois
Quality of Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Acta Paediatr 99:861-6. 2010..To identify the baseline characteristics associated with suppurative complications in children with community-acquired primary pneumonia...
Factors and outcomes associated with physicians' adherence to recommendations of infectious disease consultations for inpatientsElodie Sellier
University Hospital, Grenoble, France
J Antimicrob Chemother 65:156-62. 2010..The objectives of the study were to identify the factors associated with adherence and to determine whether adherence to recommendations was associated with better clinical outcomes...
[Diffusion of pharmacist interventions within the framework of clinical pharmacy activity in the clinical ward]Pierrick Bedouch
Departement de Pharmacie, Centre Hospitalo Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Therapie 60:515-22. 2005..Computerised physician order entry (CPOE) and the integration of a pharmacist in clinical wards have been shown to prevent medication errors...
Perception and use of the results of patient satisfaction surveys by care providers in a French teaching hospitalLaurent Boyer
Centre Hospitalier Grenoble, Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Grenoble, France
Int J Qual Health Care 18:359-64. 2006..The aim of this study was to assess clinical staff's opinions on the results of in-patient satisfaction surveys and their use within the quality improvement process...
Effect of low dose antioxidant vitamin and trace element supplementation on the urinary concentrations of thromboxane and prostacyclin metabolitesJosiane Arnaud
Département de Biologie Intégrée, CHU de Grenoble, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
J Am Coll Nutr 26:405-11. 2007..This trial evaluated the effect of antioxidant supplementation on the urinary excretion of 11-dehydro TXB(2)/2,3 dinor 6 keto PGF(1alpha) ratio, a marker of the pathogenesis of thrombosis and arteriosclerosis...
Evaluating implementation of quality management systems in a teaching hospital's clinical departmentsPatrice Francois
Unité de Qualitique et Evaluation Médicales, CHU de Grenoble, Université Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble, France
Int J Qual Health Care 15:47-55. 2003..This study evaluated a strategy for implementing continuous quality improvement based on a decentralized quality management system in the clinical departments of a hospital...
[Testing critical reading of medical journal articles: reliability and validity]Patrice Francois
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, Pavillon Taillefer, CHU, Grenoble
Presse Med 36:575-81. 2007..The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of tests assessing medical students' ability to read medical journal articles critically...
[Practice guidelines for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in elderly patients hospitalized in subacute care and rehabilitation facilities (short text). Association for the Promotion of Hospital Angiology]J-L Bosson
, CHU de Grenoble
J Mal Vasc 28:209-18. 2003
[Mortality and morbidity conference: A tool for quality and safety of care continuous improvement]P Francois
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, pôle de santé publique, Pavillon Taillefer, CHU de Grenoble, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 09, France
Transfus Clin Biol 18:43-8. 2011..The mortality and morbidity conference (MMC) is one of the keystones in the evaluation of quality of care. The objective of this work was to describe a MMC by presenting a case report...
Appropriateness of blood culture testing parameters in routine practice. Results from a cross-sectional studyV Vitrat-Hincky
Department of Infectious Diseases, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 30:533-9. 2011..The effectiveness of multifaceted interventions in altering the appropriateness of blood culture parameters deserves further research...
Risk factors for deep vein thrombosis in older patients: a multicenter study with systematic compression ultrasonography in postacute care facilities in FranceElodie Sellier
Quality of Care Unit, University Hospital, Grenoble, France
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:224-30. 2008..To identify risk factors for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in older patients with restricted mobility or functional disability...
Outcomes for inpatients with normal findings on whole-leg ultrasonography: a prospective studyMarie Antoinette Sevestre
Techniques de l Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5525, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France Vascular Medicine Unit, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
Am J Med 123:158-65. 2010..This study aimed to estimate the rate of venous thromboembolism when anticoagulant therapy was withheld from inpatients with normal findings on whole-leg ultrasonography...
Association of diagnostic work-up with subsequent attendance in a breast cancer screening program for false-positive casesArnaud Seigneurin
Registre du Cancer de l Isère, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, BP 217, Pavillon E, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Breast Cancer Res Treat 127:221-8. 2011....
[The process of evaluation and improvement of medical practice in Quebec]P Francois
Laboratoire Génie de Prévention Sanitaire des Populations, Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble
Presse Med 30:224-8. 2001..The Quebec experience demonstrating how a medical profession can organize a full system for evaluating medical practice can be a model for other countries...
Accuracy of complete compression ultrasound in ruling out suspected deep venous thrombosis in the ambulatory setting. A prospective cohort studyMarie Antoinette Sevestre
ThEMAS, TIMC UMR 5525 CNRS Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Thromb Haemost 102:166-72. 2009..6%, 95% CI, 0.3-1.2) died during the three-month follow-up. In conclusion, anticoagulant therapy can be safely withheld after negative complete compression ultrasound without further testing in the ambulatory office setting...
Effect of a training program for maternity ward professionals on duration of breastfeedingJean-Philippe Vittoz
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, France
Birth 31:302-7. 2004..Multifaceted interventions involving prenatal components and community support should be planned in Western countries with low to intermediate prevalence of breastfeeding...
Validation of a French hospitalized patients' satisfaction questionnaire: the QSH-45Stéphanie Antoniotti
Department of Public Health, University Hospital, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille, France
Int J Qual Health Care 21:243-52. 2009..To develop a generic French self-administered instrument for measuring hospitalized patients' satisfaction based on the patient's point of view: the questionnaire for satisfaction of hospitalized (QSH) patients...
Breastfeeding outcomes for mothers with and without home access to e-technologiesLaurent Laborde
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, France
Acta Paediatr 96:1071-5. 2007..To estimate the percentage of breastfeeding mothers with home access to e-technologies and to compare breastfeeding outcomes for mothers with and without access to e-technologies...
Assessment of a structured in-hospital educational intervention addressing breastfeeding: a prospective randomised open trialJose Labarere
Quality of Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, Pavillon D Villars, CHU-BP 217, 38 043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
BJOG 110:847-52. 2003..Guidance provided by maternity staff should be reinforced by a long term multifaceted support programme in countries with a low to intermediate rate of breastfeeding...
Managed care's clinical and economic impact on patients with type II diabetes in France: a controlled population-based studyLaurent Boyer
Unite d Evaluation Medicale, CHU Grenoble, Union Régionale des Caisses d Assurance Maladie et Agence Régionale d Hospitalisation de la Région Provence Alpes Côte d Azur, Grenoble, France
Int J Health Care Qual Assur 21:297-307. 2008....
ICD-10 hospital discharge diagnosis codes were sensitive for identifying pulmonary embolism but not deep vein thrombosisPierre Casez
Techniques de l Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité TIMC, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5525, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
J Clin Epidemiol 63:790-7. 2010..To estimate the sensitivity of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth revision (ICD-10) hospital discharge diagnosis codes for identifying deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE)...
Does an educational session with an infectious diseases physician reduce the use of inappropriate antibiotic therapy for inpatients with positive urine culture results? A controlled before-and-after studyPatricia Pavese
Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:596-9. 2009..Further study is warranted to assess the long-term effect of this intervention...
Pain assessment is associated with decreased duration of mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: a post Hoc analysis of the DOLOREA studyJean Francois Payen
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
Anesthesiology 111:1308-16. 2009..Critically ill patients frequently experience pain, but assessment rates remain below 40% in mechanically ventilated patients. Whether pain assessment affects patient outcomes is largely unknown...
[Factors associated with delay in calling Emergency Medical Services ("15") for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction in southern Isère]Anne Sophie Lucas
Service d aide médicale urgente Samu 38, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, F 38000 Grenoble, France
Presse Med 37:216-23. 2008..The objective of this study was to investigate the factors associated with patients' delay in calling for emergency medical services (SAMU, "15" in France)...
Comparison of outcomes for low-risk outpatients and inpatients with pneumonia: A propensity-adjusted analysisJose Labarere
Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Dr C, Building 28, 1A102, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
Chest 131:480-8. 2007..Low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia are often hospitalized despite guideline recommendations for outpatient treatment...
D-dimer and duration of anticoagulationGilles Pernod
N Engl J Med 356:421; author reply 423. 2007
Heparin thromboprophylaxis for medical inpatientsJose Labarere
Am J Med 120:e13; author reply e17-8. 2007
A clinical prediction score for upper extremity deep venous thrombosisJoel Constans
CHU Bordeaux and Bordeaux II University, Vascular and Internal Medicine Unit, Bordeaux, France
Thromb Haemost 99:202-7. 2008..In conclusion we propose a simple score to calculate clinical probability of UEDVT. This score might be a useful test in clinical trials as well as in clinical practice...
Factors associated with the hospitalization of low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia in a cluster-randomized trialJose Labarere
VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:745-52. 2006..Many low-risk patients with pneumonia are hospitalized despite recommendations to treat such patients in the outpatient setting...
Routine use of the Pneumonia Severity Index for guiding the site-of-treatment decision of patients with pneumonia in the emergency department: a multicenter, prospective, observational, controlled cohort studyBertrand Renaud
Department of Emergency Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universtaire Henri Mondor, Creteil, France
Clin Infect Dis 44:41-9. 2007..Although the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) has been extensively validated, little is known of the impact of its routine use as an aid to site-of-treatment decisions for patients with pneumonia who present to emergency departments (EDs)...
D-dimer level is not a prognostic biomarker specific of pulmonary embolismReina Kabbara
Crit Care Med 36:652-3; author reply 653. 2008
