Management and Outcomes of Adults Diagnosed with Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Primary Care: Community-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.
David R VinsonErik R HofmannElizabeth J JohnsonSuresh RangarajanJie HuangDayna J IsaacsJudy ShanKaren L WallaceAdina S RauchwergerMary E ReedDustin G Marknull nullPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)
Patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism in this primary care setting uncommonly experienced 30-day adverse events, regardless of initial site-of-care decisions. Over 20% were managed comprehensively by primary care. Delayed 7-day pulmonary embolism-related hospitalization was rare among the 51% treated as outpatients. Primary care management of acute pulmonary embolism appears to be safe and could have implications for cost-effectiveness and patient care experience.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- primary care
- liver failure
- inferior vena cava
- respiratory failure
- drug induced
- end stage renal disease
- aortic dissection
- newly diagnosed
- general practice
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- quality improvement
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue