American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)’s Guidelines for Diagnosis & Management of DVT / PE, 9th Ed.
The ACCP‘s new 9th edition of their authoritative clinical practice guidelines for prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE, DVT, PE) were published in February 2012, and we’re summarizing the 801-page long document piece by piece, helping you access the ACCP’s recommendations and improve patient care:
Diagnosis of DVT of the Lower Extremity
Initial Treatment of Acute DVT of the Leg
Treatment of Acute DVT of the Arm
Preventing DVT-PE in hospitalized nonsurgical patients
How to start & manage warfarin (Coumadin) for acute DVT/PE
Managing anticoagulation in the perioperative period
Treating acute pulmonary embolism with anticoagulation
Inferior vena cava filters to prevent PE
Preventing & Treating DVT/PE in Pregnant Women
… and more, coming soon
Guyatt GH et al. Executive Summary: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. CHEST 2012;141 (suppl 2): 7S-47S.
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[...] of the thoracic outlet. For full treatment overview see this review of the ACCP Guidelines- http://pulmccm.org/2012/review-articles/accp-guidelines-for-diagnosis-and-management-of-dvt-pe-vte-9… or the Engelberger [...]
Why the fix duration of warfarin 3, 6 month etc..what the scintific basis..whay not shorter or longer??
what should be the total duration of anti coagulation in different cases and why?
what are the guidelines for tx PE secondary to sickle cell crisis once patient is stable. Is it the same length of time as PE from first time DVT?