Table 1.

Summary of included studies for the diagnosis of suspected UEDVT

Study	Population	Clinical setting	Index test	Reference standard
Baarslag et al1	All patients with suspected UEVTE	Inpatient and Outpatients	Duplex color US	Contrast venography
Baxter et al2	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.