| Title: |
Management of acute venous thromboembolism among a cohort of patients discharged directly from the emergency department |
| Authors: |
Tammy J Bungard, Bruce Ritchie, Jennifer Bolt, William M Semchuk |
| Source: |
BMJ Open, Vol 8, Iss 10 (2018) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMJ Publishing Group, 2018. |
| Publication Year: |
2018 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Medicine |
| More Details: |
Objective To report the proportion of patients discharged directly from the emergency department (ED) on traditional therapy (parenteral anticoagulant±warfarin) or a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) for the management of acute venous thromboembolism (VTE).Design Retrospective medical record review across four EDs in Edmonton, Alberta, two in Regina, Saskatchewan and three in rural Alberta.Setting EDs from April 2014 through March 2015.Participants Discharged directly from the ED with acute VTE. Patients were excluded if they had another indication for anticoagulants, were pregnant/breastfeeding or anticipated lifespan |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2044-6055 |
| Relation: |
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/10/e022064.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022064 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/067abf28f0f34379a67d99f6c50b07e4 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.067abf28f0f34379a67d99f6c50b07e4 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
