Disposition of emergency department patients with acute pulmonary embolism after ambulance arrival.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Most outpatients with pulmonary embolism (PE) are diagnosed in the emergency department (ED). The relationship between means of arrival, site of diagnosis, and disposition in ED patients with PE is unknown. We compared discharge home between patients arriving by emergency medical services (EMS) and those arriving by other means. Within the EMS cohort, we compared those with a recent PE diagnosis in the outpatient clinic setting to those who were diagnosed with PE in the ED.

Methods

This study was a secondary analysis of a retrospective cohort that included all adult, non-pregnant ED patients treated for acute PE across 21 community EDs from January 2013 to April 2015. The primary outcome was discharge home within 24 h of ED registration; we also examined mortality.

SUBMITTER: Rouleau SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10667606 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature