Shifting pulmonary embolism management to primary care.
Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are a major cause of hospital admissions. This article examines the way patients can be treated in an outpatient setting and how this can improve the patient's quality of life as well as provide cost benefits to the NHS.
Rhodes
Sue
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Great Western Hospital, Swindon.
Bond
Sarah
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D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D006113:United Kingdom; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*