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. | |
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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.