Pulmonary Embolism (PE) to Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease (CTEPD): Findings from a Survey of UK Physicians.
Adv Respir Med
; 92(1): 45-57, 2024 Jan 09.
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| ID: mdl-38247551
ABSTRACT
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTEPD) is a complication of pulmonary embolism (PE). We conducted an online survey of UK PE-treating physicians to understand practices in the follow-up of PE and awareness of CTEPD. The physicians surveyed (N = 175) included 50 each from cardiology, respiratory and internal medicine, plus 25 haematologists. Most (89%) participants had local guidelines for PE management, and 65% reported a PE follow-up clinic, of which 69% were joint clinics. Almost half (47%) had a protocol for the investigation of CTEPD. According to participants, 129 (74%) routinely consider a diagnosis of CTEPD and 97 (55%) routinely investigate for CTEPD, with 76% of those 97 participants investigating in patients who are symptomatic at 3 months and 22% investigating in all patients. This survey demonstrated variability in the follow-up of PE and the awareness of CTEPD and its investigation. The findings support the conduct of a national audit to understand the barriers to the timely detection of CTEPD.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Cardiology
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Adv Respir Med
Year:
2024
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Article
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