Emergent pulmonary embolism management in hospital practice : from hyperacute to follow-up care /
edited by Colm Mccabe and Aaron Waxman
- Singapore : World Scientific Publishing , 2023
- 1 online resource (265, pages) : color illustrations.
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Includes index
I. Acute care -- 1. Getting the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism right — which diagnostic strategy? -- 2. Correct risk stratification at diagnosis — why it matters? -- 3. Outpatient management of pulmonary embolism : who can i send home? -- II. Emergencies -- 4. Navigating the acute treatment landscape : an overview -- 5. Systemic thrombolysis in acute pulmonary embolism : dose considerations in administration of thrombolytics -- 6. Catheter-directed thrombolysis versus mechanical thrombolysis : who to consider and what to expect -- 7. ECMO referral and right ventricular MCS : when should these be considered? -- III. Special situations -- 8. Acute pulmonary embolism with comorbidities — how should i change my approach? -- 9. Acute pulmonary embolism with right heart thrombus — does a patent foramen ovale matter? -- 10. Acute pulmonary embolism in pregnancy -- 11. Recurrent PE on anticoagulation — what should i do differently? -- 12. Pulmonary embolism with contraindications to anticoagulation — how to proceed -- IV. Follow-up -- 13. Anticoagulation : which agent and for how long? -- 14. Follow-up assessment — who to follow and how to investigate? -- 15. Long-term breathlessness despite anticoagulation — what are the treatment options? -- 16. COVID-19-Associated thrombosis
Pulmonary embolism (PE) has experienced a rapid expansion in available treatments, from hyperacute emergency care to the detailed investigation of persistent breathlessness despite anticoagulation during follow up. Whilst recent clinical practice guidelines provide a robust evidence base for more routine aspects of pulmonary embolism management, clinicians frequently face patient-specific challenges where the evidence for how to proceed with patient management may be less secure.
Derived from the personal experience of expert clinicians who are engaged in all aspects of PE care, this book provides a practical update on contemporary management aspects from life-threatening presentation of pulmonary embolism with failed thrombolysis to the patient presenting with complex comorbidity or during pregnancy. General physicians and clinical specialists interested in contemporary diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism will benefit from this book.