Predictive roles of D-dimer for mortality of patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the predictive roles of D-dimer for the mortality of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched the following databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Ovid MEDLINE, and Cochrane Library fro...

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Published in:	Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Main Authors:	Cheng Yang, Han-Hua Zeng, Juan Huang, Qian-Yun Zhang, Kun Lin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2021-12-01
Subjects:	Fibrin fibrinogen degradation products Community-acquired infections/mortality Pneumonia/mortality Meta-analysis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132021000601200&tlng=pt