The Wells rule is the most widely ... doctors should refrain from using clinical prediction rules and D-dimer measurement in hospitalized patients with suspected DVT to drive their diagnostic ...

People aged 18 and over with a suspected DVT need to have a proximal leg vein ultrasound scan quickly to diagnose or rule out a DVT so that treatment ... scans for people aged 18 and over with a DVT ...

Validated clinical prediction rules should be used to estimate probability of VTE, DVT, and PE on the basis of subsequent tests. The Wells Prediction Rule for DVT is the standard and is based on ...