Table 1.

Summary of included studies for the diagnosis of suspected UEDVT

StudyPopulationClinical settingIndex testReference standard
Baarslag et al All patients with suspected UEVTE Inpatient and Outpatients Duplex color US Contrast venography 
Baxter et al All patients with suspected UEVTE Outpatients Duplex color US Contrast venography 
Haire et al20  All patients with suspected UEVTE Inpatients Duplex color US and MRI scan Contrast venography 
Kleinjan et al18  All patients with a low and high clinical probability Inpatients and outpatients Low probability: D-dimer; high probability: D-dimer, US Low probability: US or venography; high probability: Doppler US or venography 
Koskoy et al21  All patients with suspected UEVTE Inpatients Color Doppler US Contrast venography 
Merminod et al16  All patients with suspected UEVTE Inpatients and outpatients D-dimer using rapid, highly sensitive, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test Duplex US or CT scan 
Prandoni et al19  Patients with suspected UEVTE, and previous history of UEVTE Inpatients and outpatients Compression US, color flow Doppler imaging, and Doppler US Contrast venography 
Sartori et al17  All patients with suspected UEVTE Outpatients D-dimer testing (cutoff value ≤500 ng/mL) B-mode and color Doppler US 
Sottiurai et al22  All patients with suspected UEVTE Not reported Doppler US, phleboreography Venography 
StudyPopulationClinical settingIndex testReference standard
Baarslag et al All patients with suspected UEVTE Inpatient and Outpatients Duplex color US Contrast venography 
Baxter et al All patients with suspected UEVTE Outpatients Duplex color US Contrast venography 
Haire et al20  All patients with suspected UEVTE Inpatients Duplex color US and MRI scan Contrast venography 
Kleinjan et al18  All patients with a low and high clinical probability Inpatients and outpatients Low probability: D-dimer; high probability: D-dimer, US Low probability: US or venography; high probability: Doppler US or venography 
Koskoy et al21  All patients with suspected UEVTE Inpatients Color Doppler US Contrast venography 
Merminod et al16  All patients with suspected UEVTE Inpatients and outpatients D-dimer using rapid, highly sensitive, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test Duplex US or CT scan 
Prandoni et al19  Patients with suspected UEVTE, and previous history of UEVTE Inpatients and outpatients Compression US, color flow Doppler imaging, and Doppler US Contrast venography 
Sartori et al17  All patients with suspected UEVTE Outpatients D-dimer testing (cutoff value ≤500 ng/mL) B-mode and color Doppler US 
Sottiurai et al22  All patients with suspected UEVTE Not reported Doppler US, phleboreography Venography 

UEVTE, upper extremity venous thromboembolism.

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