Title

Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Authors

Samir Haydar, Maine Medical Center

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

Acute Pulmonary Embolism (PE), a form of venous thromboembolism (VTE), is a potentially life threatening diagnosis where there is significant heterogeneity in presentation in the Emergency Department and lack of standardization regarding subsequent inpatient management.

Goals: To standardize approaches for the evaluation and treatment of newly diagnosed PE beginning in the Emergency Department and extending through hospitalized care. To develop standardized risk stratification of PE patients (i.e. Low, Intermediate, High) to facilitate appropriate management and guide disposition decisions (discharge, ED Obs, Hospital Obs, Hospital Inpatient) to improve patient experience, outcomes, and efficiency. To develop performance metrics for assessing standardized care delivery implementation.

Comments

Presented at the 2020 MMP Quality Improvement Symposium

Recommended Citation

Haydar, Samir, "Acute Pulmonary Embolism" (2020). MaineHealth Performance Improvement. 47.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/cpi/47