title: Treatment options for deep venous thrombosis.
abstract: Once the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has been established the focus shifts to management of the disease. The goals of acute treatment of DVT are several: arrest growth of the thrombus, dissolve or remove the thrombus, and prevent embolizations of the thrombus. Although these goals have remained constant, the initial management of DVT has undergone a series of evolutions during the past decade, affecting both acute treatment and disposition decisions. As this article discusses, emergency medicine is at the cutting edge of these changes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Dbrown2@partners.org
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003657:Decision Making; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017131:Thrombectomy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; D006493:Heparin