P10. Abstract Title: The Diagnostic Performance of a Non-Emergency Department-Based Deep Vein Thrombosis Ambulatory Care Pathway

Ambulatory management of isolated acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the standard of care in most patient populations, and in clinical practice is mostly initiated in the emergency department (ED). However, patients referred to the ED with suspected DVT often experience unnecessary delays to diagnosis and subsequent long stays to determine appropriate treatment and follow up care. We implemented a DVT ambulatory care pathway that does not include the ED for referred patients with suspected isolated DVT that begins with pre-test risk stratification in the community and subsequent algorithm-based diagnostic work-up, treatment, and follow-up at a tertiary care centre in Montreal Canada.

Source: Thrombosis Research - September 30, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: P.-M. Sene, D. Yahiaoui, M. Koolian, V. Tagalakis Source Type: research