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- Title
Expanding eligibility for outpatient treatment of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism with low-molecular-weight heparin: a comparison of patient self-injection with homecare injection.
- Authors
Wells, P S; Kovacs, M J; Bormanis, J; Forgie, M A; Goudie, D; Morrow, B; Kovacs, J
- Abstract
The outpatient treatment of patients with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism using low-molecular-weight heparin has the potential to reduce health care costs, but it is unclear if most patients with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism can be treated as outpatients. In the published studies, more than 50% of patients were excluded from outpatient treatment for reasons such as comorbid conditions, short life expectancy, concomitant pulmonary embolism, and previous deep vein thrombosis, and many patients were not treated entirely at home. We sought to determine if expanding patient eligibility for the outpatient treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism affects the safety and effectiveness of the treatment, and to determine if patient self-injection compared with injections administered by a homecare nurse affected these outcomes.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 1998, Vol 158, Issue 16, p1809
- ISSN
0003-9926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinte.158.16.1809