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Efficacy and safety of outpatient treatment with direct oral anticoagulation in pulmonary embolism

Ghazvinian, R. LU ; Gottsäter, A. LU and Elf, J. L. LU (2018) In Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis 45(2). p.319-324
Abstract

Anticoagulant treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has traditionally been hospital-based. The lesser need for monitoring with the increasingly used direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOAC) in comparison to warfarin potentially facilitates outpatient treatment of PE with these drugs. This study aimed to evaluate efficacy and safety of outpatient treatment of PE with DOAC. We extracted data from the Swedish quality registry for patients on oral anticoagulation (AuriculA) for all 245 patients in the southernmost hospital region in Sweden (1.3 million inhabitants) selected for outpatient treatment with of PE with DOAC during 2013–2015. Comorbidites, risk factors, and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index were evaluated at... (More)

Anticoagulant treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has traditionally been hospital-based. The lesser need for monitoring with the increasingly used direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOAC) in comparison to warfarin potentially facilitates outpatient treatment of PE with these drugs. This study aimed to evaluate efficacy and safety of outpatient treatment of PE with DOAC. We extracted data from the Swedish quality registry for patients on oral anticoagulation (AuriculA) for all 245 patients in the southernmost hospital region in Sweden (1.3 million inhabitants) selected for outpatient treatment with of PE with DOAC during 2013–2015. Comorbidites, risk factors, and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index were evaluated at baseline, and death, recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), and bleeding was recorded during 6 months of follow-up. Outpatient treatment was defined as discharge from the emergency department within 24 h. During 6 months of follow-up, one patient died during DOAC therapy, the cause of death was unrelated to VTE. No VTE recurrences occured, whereas, one patient experienced major bleeding, and five patients experienced minor bleedings. Outpatient treatment of PE with DOAC is efficient and safe in selected patients.

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Direct oral anticoagulant, Outpatient treatment, Pulmonary embolism, Venous thromboembolism
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Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis
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45
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2
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319 - 324
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Springer
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0929-5305
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10.1007/s11239-017-1607-9
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English
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  series       = {{Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis}},
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  doi          = {{10.1007/s11239-017-1607-9}},
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