Considerations for instituting pediatric pulmonary embolism response teams: A tool kit

The incidence of pediatric pulmonary embolism (PE) has increased by 200  % in the last decade, but at a single center, it is still infrequent. Given the unique epidemiologic features of pediatric PE, diagnosis is often delayed, and the management is empiric, based on individual physician experience or preference. Thus, there is a strong need for center-specific unifor m management of pediatric PE patients. In adults, the development of pulmonary embolism response teams (PERTs) or PE critical care pathways has shortened the time to diagnosis and the initiation of definitive management.

Source: Thrombosis Research - February 22, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: Madhvi Rajpurkar, Rachel P. Rosovsky, Suzan Williams, Anthony K.C. Chan, C. Heleen van Ommen, E. Vincent S. Faustino, Melissa White, Mihir Parikh, Nongnuch Sirachainan, Tina Biss, Neil A. Goldenberg Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research