Shifting Up Cutoff Value of D-Dimer in the Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism: A Viable Option? Possible Risks and Benefits

Table 5

		Results		Total
		Other results	Pulmonary embolism
	Ddimer values	138	1	139
1.00	Under 900 ng/mL	99.2%	.8%	100.0%
	% within result 2	49.1%	5.6%	43.6%
	Ddimer values	144	17	161
2.00	Above 900 ng/mL	89.3%	10.7%	100.0%
	% within result 2	53.8%	94.4%	56.4%
Count % within	282	18	300
Total	94%	6%	100.0%
	% within result 2	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%