Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction with Treatment of Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many emergency department (ED) patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) who meet low-risk criteria may be eligible for a short length of stay (LOS) (<24 hours), with expedited discharge home either directly from the ED or after a brief observation or hospitalization. We describe the association between expedited discharge and site of discharge on care satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) among patients with low-risk PE (PE Severity Index [PESI] Classes I-III).

Methods

This phone survey was conducted from September 2014 through April 2015 as part of a retrospective cohort study across 21 community EDs in Northern California. We surveyed low-risk patients with acute PE, treated predominantly with enoxaparin bridging and warfarin. All eligible patients were ca

SUBMITTER: Simon LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6225929 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature