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Editor(s)-In-Chief: The APEX Trial Investigators, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
2012 American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines on Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis (DO NOT EDIT)[1]
Recommendations for Initial Treatment of Acute PE
| Class I | "1. In patients with acute PE who are treated with anticoagulants, we recommend against the use of an IVC filter. (Level of Evidence: B)" |
| "2. In patients with acute PE and contraindication to anticoagulation, we recommend the use of an IVC filter. (Level of Evidence: B)" |
| Class IIa |
| "1. In patients with acute PE and an IVC filter inserted as an alternative to anticoagulation, we suggest a conventional course of anticoagulant therapy if their risk of bleeding resolves. (Level of Evidence: B)" |
References
- ↑ Kearon C, Akl EA, Comerota AJ; et al. (2012). "Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines". Chest. 141 (2 Suppl): e419S–94S. doi:10.1378/chest.11-2301. PMID 22315268. Unknown parameter
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