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Table 2 Diagnosis performance of D-dimer > 1.18 mg/L in predicting PE among TPE

From: Diagnostic performance of D-dimer in predicting pulmonary embolism in tuberculous pleural effusion patients

D-dimer

Sensitivity % (95% CI)

Specificity % (95% CI)

PPV % (95% CI)

NPV % (95% CI)

 > 1.18 mg/L

89.7 (71.5–97.3)

77.8 (69.0–84.5)

49.1(35.3–63.0)

96.9 (90.6–99.2)

  1. PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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