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Comment
. 2021 Feb 4;57(2):2004279.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.04279-2020. Print 2021 Feb.

Pulmonary embolism in COVID-19: D-dimer threshold selection should not be based on maximising Youden's index

Daniël A Korevaar  1 , Josien van Es  1
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Comment

Pulmonary embolism in COVID-19: D-dimer threshold selection should not be based on maximising Youden's index

Daniël A Korevaar et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

D-dimer thresholds for ruling-out pulmonary embolism should not be selected based on the “optimal” Youden's index https://bit.ly/2Mfp4on

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: D.A. Korevaar has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J. van Es has nothing to disclose.

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  • Elevated D-dimers and lack of anticoagulation predict PE in severe COVID-19 patients.
    Mouhat B, Besutti M, Bouiller K, Grillet F, Monnin C, Ecarnot F, Behr J, Capellier G, Soumagne T, Pili-Floury S, Besch G, Mourey G, Lepiller Q, Chirouze C, Schiele F, Chopard R, Meneveau N. Mouhat B, et al. Eur Respir J. 2020 Oct 22;56(4):2001811. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01811-2020. Print 2020 Oct. Eur Respir J. 2020. PMID: 32907890 Free PMC article.

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