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Table 2 Distribution of D-dimmer value in patients with and without silent pulmonary embolism

From: Should we look for silent pulmonary embolism in patients with deep venous thrombosis?

 

All

S-PE (%)

No S-PE (%)

DD <250 ng/ml

11

4 (6.3)

7 (23.3)

DD 251-578 ng/ml

14

9 (14.1)

5 (16.7)

DD >578 ng/ml

69

51(79.7)

18 (60)

  1. DD (D-dimer), S-PE (silent pumonary embolism).
  2. Chi-square p value 0.04.