D-dimer negative deep vein thrombosis in puerperium

American Thoracic Society Documents: An Official American Thoracic Society/Society of Thoracic Radiology Clinical Practice Guideline—Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy

“…Each study showed D -dimer to be 100% sensitive for DVT, but the number of positive DVT studies was low and specifi cities ranged from 6%-23% using standard cut-points for the different assays (16)(17)(18). There has been one case report of a negative D -dimer test in the setting of acute calf DVT in pregnancy (19).…”

Efficacy of Catheter-directed Thrombolysis on Post-burn Deep Venous Thrombosis of Lower Extremity

“…Qualitative or quantitative detection of D-dimer in plasma has early diagnostic value for thrombotic diseases. 18,19 The study found that after 6 days of treatment, the levels of serum IL-6, CRP and D-dimer were lower than those before treatment. It suggested that catheter-directed thrombolysis could reduce the level of inflammatory response factors in patients.…”