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PEG-eD

20 December 2019 Fraser Magee Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In low and moderate risk patients presenting to the Emergency Department with symptoms suggestive of pulmonary embolism (PE), can a higher d-dimer threshold be used to safely exclude pulmonary embolism without the need for imaging?

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IVC Filters

12 July 2019 Adrian Wong Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In severely injured trauma patients, where anticoagulation is contraindicated, does the use of prophylactic inferior vena cava filters reduce the incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE)?

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OPTALYSE PE

5 July 2019 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Summaries Leave a comment

In patients with intermediate risk PE, do low doses of tPA and short durations of ultrasound facilitated catheter directed thrombolysis, result in a reduction in RV:LV diameter at 48 hours?

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PREVENT

1 March 2019 Fraser Magee Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine Leave a comment

In adult critically ill patients receiving pharmacological thromboprophylaxis, does the use of adjunctive intermittent pneumatic compression devices result in a lower incidence of proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?

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60/60 sign for Acute PE

15 September 2017 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Summaries Leave a comment

In patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism, do echo features of disturbed right ventricular ejection allow accurate diagnosis?

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Chatterjee

29 June 2014 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with PE, does the addition of thrombolysis to anticoagulation, compared with anticoagulation alone, affect mortality and bleeding complications?

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TOPCOAT

28 June 2014 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with submassive PE, does the use of tenecteplase + heparin, compared to heparin alone, improve patient orientated outcomes?

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PEITHO

27 June 2014 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with intermediate-risk/sub-massive pulmonary embolism (PE), does the addition of tenecteplase, compared with heparin alone improve the composite outcome of death and haemodynamic decompensation?

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MOPETT

26 June 2014 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with moderate Pulmonary Embolism (PE), does low dose thrombolysis + anticoagulation, compared with anticoagulation alone, reduce pulmonary artery pressure at 28 months?

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MAPPETT 3

25 June 2014 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with sub-massive PE, does the use of thrombolysis + heparin, compared to heparin alone, reduce the composite outcome of mortality or clinical deterioration?

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