Does any one perform this test instead of FDP? What do you use as control and how often?

We currently do the test, however we do not have positive patient to use as QC.

If there a commercial control avialable?

Thanks

Mayra

I'd be interested in any reply to this. We still use HS D-dimers - huge numbers = DIC, <250 and Wells' Score less than 2 neg for dvt, >500 for PE

Edited October 28, 201113 yr by Auntie-D

My lab uses D-dimer. Stopped using FDP since a decade ago...

Wondering about this as well....We still do a Protamine for any abnormal DIC...but is the testing still necessary? Couldn't we do a FDP for ease of use? But really...are either test REALLY necessary any longer?