Pulmonary embolism response team: A multidisciplinary approach to pulmonary embolism treatment. Polish PERT Initiative Report [PDF]
A pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) is a multidisciplinary team established to improve clinical care for patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). However, data regarding detailed institutional experience and clinical outcomes from such teams are sparse.We aim to assess the frequency of activations, patients' characteristics, PE severity, applied ...
Araszkiewicz, Aleksander +13 more
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Reduced mortality associated with pulmonary embolism response team consultation for intermediate and high-risk pulmonary embolism: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Background The management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has become increasingly complex with the expansion of advanced therapeutic options, resulting in the development and widespread adoption of multidisciplinary Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams ...
Tiffany A. Gardner +8 more
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Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams: A Novel Approach for the Care of Complex Patients With Pulmonary Embolism [PDF]
Pulmonary embolism represents the third most common cause of cardiovascular death in the United States. Reperfusion therapeutic strategies such as systemic thrombolysis, catheter directed therapies, surgical pulmonary embolectomy, and cardiopulmonary support devices are currently available for patients with high- and intermediate-high–risk pulmonary ...
Mateo Porres-Aguilar +2 more
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Comparison of Treatment Approaches and Subsequent Outcomes within a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team Registry [PDF]
Objectives. To characterize the association between pulmonary embolism (PE) severity and bleeding risk with treatment approaches, outcomes, and complications. Methods.
Anthony J. Weekes +8 more
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A multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response team (PERT)—experience from a national multicenter consortium [PDF]
Background We provide the first multicenter analysis of patients cared for by eight Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERTs) in the United States (US); describing the frequency of team activation, patient characteristics, pulmonary embolism (PE ...
Jacob Schultz +14 more
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Outcomes of catheter intervention for acute pulmonary emboli in a tertiary United Kingdom centre with an established Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) [PDF]
Objective Determine the outcome of patients treated with catheter-directed interventions as per published recommendations for management escalation by the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Consortium.
Sajal Patel +6 more
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Pulmonary embolism response teams: Purpose, evidence for efficacy, and future research directions
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Although new therapeutic tools and strategies have recently been developed for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with PE, the outcomes for patients who ...
Rachel Rosovsky +4 more
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Introduction: Numerous pulmonary embolism response teams (PERT) have emerged to direct management of pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients; few of these teams consist of vascular surgeons.
Jessica Katsiroubas +4 more
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Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Pediatric Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Pathway and Pulmonary Embolism Response Team. [PDF]
Objectives: U.S. multicenter pediatric data from 2001 to 2014 indicate that the prevalence of pediatric pulmonary embolism (PE) is rising, yet it remains rare at individual centers. Evaluation and management vary due to the low frequency of events.
Whitworth HB +16 more
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New Diagnostic Tools for Pulmonary Embolism Detection
The presentation of pulmonary embolism (PE) varies from asymptomatic to life-threatening, and management involves multiple specialists. Timely diagnosis of PE is based on clinical presentation, D-dimer testing, and computed tomography pulmonary angiogram
Jacob Shapiro +2 more
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