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Specification of the diagnostic value of D-dimer level for PE detection considering the pregnancy trimester.

D-dimer, mg/L PE/non-PE Mean 5th centile Median 95th centile Cut-off Sen. Spec. P
1st trimester 2/3 1,017.60 242.00 592.00 1,678.00 1,701.0 100.0 100.0 0.083
2nd trimester 0/16 1,925.31 523.00 1,348.00 2,653.00 - - - -
3rd trimester 6/73 1,716.67 337.00 1,327.00 5,189.00 1,451.0 83.33 60.27 0.189

1st trimester gestational weeks <15 weeks. 2nd trimester gestational weeks 15-27 weeks. 3rd trimester gestational weeks >27 weeks.

Abbreviations: PE, pulmonary embolism; Sen., sensitivity; Spec., specificity.

Blood Res 2021;56:150~155 https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2021.2021069
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