title: [Usefulness of preemptive anticoagulation in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism].
abstract: The usefulness of anticoagulation in patients with suspected non-massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is uncertain. We recently published a decision analysis model suggesting a benefit for preemptive anticoagulation in patients with an intermediate or high probability of PE, even with short diagnostic delays (0-3 h). In case of a low probability of PE, the decision to treat or not could partly rely on the expected diagnostic delay. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, achieving rapidly therapeutic anticoagulation levels decreases future thrombotic complications.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne Générale, Départment de Médicine Interne, Réhabilitation et Gériatrie, HUG 1211, Genève. marc.blondon@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blondon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Le Gal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aujesky
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Righini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perrier
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants