Outpatient management of patients presenting with venous thromboembolism: Retrospective cohort study at 11 community hospitals

Autor: Rick Szymialis, Nicole Glowacki, Kara Nitti, Rasha Khatib, Chris Blair, Marc McDowell, William Rhoades
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis
ISSN: 1573-742X
0929-5305
Popis: A gap exists between clinical practice guidelines and real-world practice. We aim to investigate hospital admissions among patients presenting to emergency departments of 11 hospitals with venous thromboembolism (VTE). Eligible patients’ first emergency department VTE visit were retrospectively collected between 2013 and 2018 from electronic medical records (EMR). Patients were categorized at low risk of VTE complications if they were diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the leg or if they were diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (PE) and had a PE score index
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