Outpatient delayed screening for patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis

Because many patients present after normal business hours when no technician is available, emergency physicians are faced with either admitting all patients with suspected DVT, holding them all night in the ED, or allowing selected patients to be followed up as outpatients. [...]we found that delaye...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2005-03, Vol.23 (2), p.227-228
Main Authors: Hooker, Edmond A., Carver, Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambulatory Care - methods
Blood clots
Clinical Protocols
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine - standards
Enoxaparin - therapeutic use
Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration
Humans
Kentucky
Mass Screening - methods
Medical treatment
Platelet Count
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Assessment - methods
Thromboembolism
Ultrasonography
Venous Thrombosis - blood
Venous Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
Venous Thrombosis - drug therapy
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Summary:Because many patients present after normal business hours when no technician is available, emergency physicians are faced with either admitting all patients with suspected DVT, holding them all night in the ED, or allowing selected patients to be followed up as outpatients. [...]we found that delayed outpatient screening for DVT in selected patients at lower to moderate risk functioned well in a large suburban hospital.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2004.03.004