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Emerg Med J 21:126
  • Letter

Cost effective approach for emergency department investigation of deep vein thrombosis

Table 1

Results of ultrasonography (US) and computed strain gauge plethysmography (CSGP) on all 23 d-dimer positive patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis

Results Number (%) US CSGP
True negative 16(69) −ve −ve
True positive 1(4) +ve +ve
False positive 4(17) −ve +ve
False negative 2(8) −ve +ve

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