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| Ruud OudegaSummaryAffiliation: St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Ruling out deep venous thrombosis in primary care. A simple diagnostic algorithm including D-dimer testingRuud Oudega
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Thromb Haemost 94:200-5. 2005....
The value of clinical findings and D-dimer tests in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis in primary careRuud Oudega
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Semin Thromb Hemost 32:673-7. 2006..Application of this rule could reduce the number of referrals by at least 23%, whereas only 0.7% of the patients with a DVT would not be referred. A diagnosis strategy is given, together with a practical flow diagram...
The Wells rule does not adequately rule out deep venous thrombosis in primary care patientsRuud Oudega
The Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Ann Intern Med 143:100-7. 2005..The accuracy of the Wells rule has not been properly validated for use in primary care patients in whom DVT is suspected...
Deep vein thrombosis in primary care: possible malignancy?Ruud Oudega
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Br J Gen Pract 56:693-6. 2006..However, data from primary care settings, needed to tailor the diagnostic workup, are lacking...
Safe exclusion of pulmonary embolism using the Wells rule and qualitative D-dimer testing in primary care: prospective cohort studyGeert Jan Geersing
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, Netherlands
BMJ 345:e6564. 2012..To validate the use of the Wells clinical decision rule combined with a point of care D-dimer test to safely exclude pulmonary embolism in primary care...
Limited value of patient history and physical examination in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis in primary careRuud Oudega
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85060, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
Fam Pract 22:86-91. 2005....
Optimisation of the diagnostic strategy for suspected deep-vein thrombosis in primary careKristel J M Janssen
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Thromb Haemost 105:154-60. 2011..This suggests that the original diagnostic score can be used to safely exclude clinically suspected DVT in primary care...
Diagnostic accuracy and user-friendliness of 5 point-of-care D-dimer tests for the exclusion of deep vein thrombosisGeert Jan Geersing
University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Clin Chem 56:1758-66. 2010..Before implementation in practice, however, the diagnostic accuracy of each test should be validated...
Advantages of the nested case-control design in diagnostic researchCornelis J Biesheuvel
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
BMC Med Res Methodol 8:48. 2008..Despite its benefits, it is uncommon to apply the nested case-control design in diagnostic research. We aim to show advantages of this design for diagnostic accuracy studies...
Diagnostic classification in patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis: physicians' judgement or a decision rule?Geert Jan Geersing
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Br J Gen Pract 60:742-8. 2010..Clinical decision rules can aid in referral decisions for ultrasonography in patients suspected of having deep venous thrombosis (DVT), but physicians are not always convinced of their usefulness and rely on their own judgement...
Non-diagnosis decisions and non-treatment decisions in elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases, do they differ?--A systematic reviewHenrike J Schouten
Department of Geriatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
J Am Med Dir Assoc 13:682-7. 2012..Yet, there is not enough evidence to conclude whether NDD can be seen as a separate entity distinct from NTD. More research focusing on NDD seems needed...
Different cut-off values for two D-dimer assays to exclude deep venous thrombosis in primary careRuud Oudega
Thromb Haemost 95:744-6. 2006
The rehabilitation of clinical assessment in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosisJan J Michiels
Semin Vasc Med 2:1-5. 2002
