Management of PE

Treatment, prognosis, and follow-up of acute pulmonary embolism in ...

Anticoagulation should be initiated even prior to confirming the diagnosis of PE if risk benefit regarding suspicion of PE and risk of bleeding ...

Acute Pulmonary Embolism - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

Primary reperfusion treatment, usually thrombolysis, is the treatment of choice for patients with hemodynamically unstable acute PE. Surgical pulmonary ...

Acute Management of Pulmonary Embolism

The purpose of this review is to discuss the rationale and evidence for an endovascular treatment approach for high-risk acute DVT and PE patients.

Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Treatment & Management

Thrombolytic therapy should be used in patients with acute PE associated with hypotension (systolic BP< 90 mm HG) who do not have a high bleeding risk.

Current Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism - PMC - NCBI

While non-surgical approaches have supplanted surgery as primary treatment, surgical pulmonary embolectomy (SPE) remains a vital option for select patients.

Management of PE - American College of Cardiology

Patients with massive (high-risk) PE require immediate intervention including thrombolytics and thrombectomy, with or without mechanical hemodynamic support.

2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute ...

Right ventricular (RV) failure due to acute pressure overload is considered the primary cause of death in severe PE. Pulmonary artery pressure ( ...

Contemporary management of acute pulmonary embolism

The treatment of acute PE is also challenging. In normotensive PE patients, anticoagulant treatment aims to prevent thrombus progression and PE recurrence. To ...

Treatment for Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosed ...

To the Editor: Evidence shows that patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) can be treated as outpatients effectively and safely.

Managing Pulmonary Embolism - Annals of Emergency Medicine

Patients with intermediate-risk PE (“submassive”) are hemodynamically stable but exhibit signs of right ventricular dysfunction. Patients with ...

Management Strategies for Acute Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU

This review focuses on the central elements of care for all patients with high-risk and intermediate-risk acute PE, namely, fluid management, diuretics, ...

pulmonary embolism: diagnosis and management

Approximately one third of first VTE presentations are due to pulmonary embolism (PE) and the remainder are due to deep venous thrombosis (DVT) (see DVT: ...

Management of Massive Pulmonary Embolism - AHA Journals

Massive PE is life-threatening. Some patients may present with abrupt onset of critical illness, and others may suffer stuttering but progressive clinical ...

Management of patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism

The present review critically assesses data that have contributed to substantial improvement in the management strategies for high-risk PE in recent years.

ESC Guidelines on Acute Pulmonary Embolism (Diagnosis and ...

These new aspects have been integrated into previous knowledge to suggest optimal and — whenever possible — objectively validated management ...

Pulmonary embolism: An update - RACGP

The Therapeutic Guidelines recommendations for the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism are dalteparin 200 U/kg, up to 18,000 U daily or 100 U/kg, up to 9000 U ...

Managing Pulmonary Embolism - ScienceDirect

This article does not intend to be a comprehensive review of all aspects pertaining to PE but rather seeks to provide the key tenets of management.

Management dilemmas in acute pulmonary embolism | Thorax

Management dilemmas discussed include: sub-massive PE, PE following recent stroke or surgery, thrombolysis dosing and use in cardiac arrest, surgical or ...

Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a relatively common cardiovascular emergency. By occluding the pulmonary arterial bed it may lead to acute life-threatening but ...

Contemporary Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

The technology for catheter-based therapy for acute PE is rapidly evolving, with multiple devices approved over the past decade. Currently ...