Physicians' management approach to an incidental pulmonary embolism: An international survey

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 208-213

  Den Exter, P L ^a   Van Roosmalen, M J G ^a   Van Den Hoven, P ^a   Klok, F A ^a   Monreal, M ^b   Jimenez D ^c   Huisman, M V ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872354430     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12040     Document Type: Letter

References (12)

1. Desai SR. Unsuspected pulmonary embolism on CT scanning: yet another headache for clinicians? Thorax 2007; 62: 470-2.
2. Goodman LR. Small pulmonary emboli: what do we know? Radiology 2005; 234: 654-8.
3. den Exter PL, Jimenez D, Kroft LJ, Huisman MV. Outcome of incidentally diagnosed pulmonary embolism in patients with malignancy. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2012; 5: 399-405.
4. Monreal M, Trujillo-Santos J. Lessons from VTE registries: the RIETE experience. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2009; 22: 25-33.
5. Carrier M, Righini M, Le GG. Symptomatic sub-segmental pulmonary embolism: what is the next step? J Thromb Haemost 2012; 8: 1486-90.
6. Stein PD, Goodman LR, Hull RD, Dalen JE, Matta F. Diagnosis and management of isolated subsegmental pulmonary embolism: review and assessment of the options. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2012; 18: 20-6.
7. Carrier M, Kimpton M, Le GG, Kahn SR, Kovacs MJ, Wells PS, Anderson DR, Rodger MA. The management of a sub-segmental pulmonary embolism: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian thrombosis physicians. J Thromb Haemost 2011; 9: 1412-5.
8. O'Connell CL, Boswell WD, Duddalwar V, Caton A, Mark LS, Vigen C, Liebman HA. Unsuspected pulmonary emboli in cancer patients: clinical correlates and relevance. J Clin Oncol 2006; 24: 4928-32.
9. Erkens PM, Gandara E, Wells P, Shen AY, Bose G, Le GG, Rodger M, Prins MH, Carrier M. Safety of outpatient treatment in acute pulmonary embolism. J Thromb Haemost 2010; 8: 2412-7.
10. Kovacs MJ, Hawel JD, Rekman JF, Lazo-Langner A. Ambulatory management of pulmonary embolism: a pragmatic evaluation. J Thromb Haemost 2010; 8: 2406-11.
11. Zondag W, Mos IC, Creemers-Schild D, Hoogerbrugge AD, Dekkers OM, Dolsma J, Eijsvogel M, Faber LM, Hofstee HM, Hovens MM, Jonkers GJ, van Kralingen KW, Kruip MJ, Vlasveld T, de Vreede MJ, Huisman MV. Outpatient treatment in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: the Hestia Study. J Thromb Haemost 2011; 9: 1500-7.
12. O'Connell CL, Razavi PA, Liebman HA. Symptoms adversely impact survival among patients with cancer and unsuspected pulmonary embolism. J Clin Oncol 2011; 29: 4208-9.