Acute Pulmonary Embolism Code and Rapid Response Teams are Necessary: A Review of Global and Mexico's Teams (MGH PERT)

Pulmonary embolism (PE) worldwide is an underdiagnosed disease; at the moment, there are no statistical data to make inferences regarding the thrombotic problem in Mexico. Although, in general, small emboli (subsegmental) are well tolerated in the pulmonary circulation, difficulties frequently occur...

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Published in:Current problems in cardiology 2023-02, Vol.48 (2), p.101462-101462, Article 101462
Main Authors: Cueto-Robledo, Guillermo, Roldan-Valadez, Ernesto, Guerrero-Velazquez, Jose-Francisco, Orozco-Zuñiga, Benjamin, Cueto-Romero, Hector-Daniel, Rivera-Sotelo, Nathaly, Garcia-Cesar, Marisol, Torres-Rojas, Maria-Berenice, Graniel-Palafox, Luis-Eugenio
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Language:English
Subjects:
Hospital Rapid Response Team
Humans
Mexico - epidemiology
Patient Care Team
Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - epidemiology
Pulmonary Embolism - therapy
Thrombectomy
Thrombolytic Therapy - methods
Venous Thromboembolism
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Summary:Pulmonary embolism (PE) worldwide is an underdiagnosed disease; at the moment, there are no statistical data to make inferences regarding the thrombotic problem in Mexico. Although, in general, small emboli (subsegmental) are well tolerated in the pulmonary circulation, difficulties frequently occur for medium to large emboli that occlude more than 30% of the pulmonary circulation. In the United States, it is estimated that up to 100,000 PE-related deaths occur each year. A PE code consists of activating a group of specialists in PE for the consensual making of therapeutic decisions; it is beneficial for the clinical evolution of these patients and reduces their mortality; a PE response team (PERT) codes in reference hospitals to manage this disease. This report presents an updated summary of the PERT status globally and in Mexico, the explanation of why a PE code is necessary, and the effects of PERT teams in the detection (chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, chronic thromboembolic disease, and venous thromboembolism); therapeutic procedures (catheter-directed thrombolysis, systemic thrombolysis or surgical thrombectomy); selection of patients from low to high risk of PE; and future directions for PERT teams.
ISSN:0146-2806
1535-6280
DOI:10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101462