Compression ultrasound is commonly used in emergency department. Accuracy to rule out deep vein thrombosis is excellent but lower then Ddimer assessment which is actually gold standard. With progress in formation of emergency physicians (EP), quality of material used, the investigators hypothesize that compression ultrasound can rule out deep vein thrombosis in case of non high probability, as standard care and DDimer assay.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
700
performing a compression ultrasound
CHU Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
RECRUITINGNegative predictive value of compression ultrasound for diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis
Time frame: The measurement is assessed during ED stay or in 5 days if DD is positive with no DVT in compression ultrasound
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