Evaluating Diagnostic Decisions for Deep Vein Thrombosis Final rept. (July 1 2002-June 30 2004)

摘要

Prompt diagnosis of proximal lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (PDVT) in outpatients is critical because of the risk of pulmonary embolism. Our primary purpose was to determine the accuracy of orthopaedists' and orthopaedic physical therapists' estimates of the probability of lower extremity PDVT. The second purpose was to determine whether orthopaedists' planned use of diagnostic tests and therapists' decisions regarding referral were the same or different from evidence-based recommendations in the general medical literature.