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Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for patients with acute pulmonary embolism : an international, open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial.

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Aujesky, Drahomir [] Roy, Pierre-Marie [] Verschuren, Franck [UCL] Righini, Marc [] Osterwalder, Joseph [] Yealy, Donald M []

Although practice guidelines recommend outpatient care for selected, haemodynamically stable patients with pulmonary embolism, most treatment is presently inpatient based. We aimed to assess non-inferiority of outpatient care compared with inpatient care.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Comparative Study, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2011
Language Anglais
Journal information "Lancet" - Vol. 378, no. 9785, p. 41-8 (2011)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 0140-6736
Affiliations UCL - SSS/IREC/MEDA - Pôle de médecine aiguë
UCL - (SLuc) Service des urgences
MESH Subject Acute Disease ; Administration, Oral ; Injections, Subcutaneous ; Length of Stay ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) ; Patient Readmission ; Patient Satisfaction ; Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis, drug therapy ; Recurrence ; Ambulatory Care ; Anticoagulants - administration & dosage, adverse effects ; Enoxaparin - administration & dosage, adverse effects ; Female ; Health Resources - utilization ; Hemorrhage - chemically induced ; Hospitalization ; Humans
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Bibliographic reference Aujesky, Drahomir ; Roy, Pierre-Marie ; Verschuren, Franck ; Righini, Marc ; Osterwalder, Joseph ; et. al. Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for patients with acute pulmonary embolism : an international, open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial.. In: Lancet, Vol. 378, no. 9785, p. 41-8 (2011)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/104380