NCT02532387

Outpatient Treatment of PE and DVT in the Emergency Department

Outpatient Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis: Impact of a New Protocol on Emergency Department Efficiency and Patient Safety

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 400 (actual)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Standardize the approach to outpatient Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) treatment.

Detailed description

In the current protocol, we will study the outcomes most likely to influence emergency physician behavior, such as improved Emergency Department (ED) throughput, and decreased ED and Emergency Department Observation Unit (EDOU) length of stay. Metrics such as decreased admissions are also very important to hospital administrators so our results will have impact outside the ED as well. At the end of this study we will demonstrate that a carefully planned and data-driven approach to the outpatient treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is safe, improves operational metrics, and reduces cost.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Embolism
• Deep Vein Thrombosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Telephone follow-up	Prospectively enrolled subjects will have a 7- and 30-day phone call.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-08-01
• Primary completion: 2017-02-01
• Completion: 2017-02-01
• First posted: 2015-08-25
• Last updated: 2019-03-06

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States