D-dimer

Analyte [material]

D-dimer [P]

Reference range, target level, or decision threshold

<500 microg/L (ng/mL) fibrinogen-equivalent units (FEU)!

Interpretation of results

Used for exclusion of venous thromboembolism in patients at low or moderate clinical risk, with age-based cutoff for patients aged >50 years (eg, age × 10 microg/L FEU)

↑ Disseminated intravascular coagulation, liver disease, recent surgery, sepsis, malignancy, acute thrombosis, pregnancy, inflammatory states