American College of Chest Physicians updates recommendations for VTE management

Anthony Vecchione | | Cardiovascular Business | Vascular & Endovascular
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The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) has released new clinical guidelines for the management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) .

This represents the second update to the ninth edition of these guidelines. The previous full edition of the guideline was published in 2012 and was last updated in 2016. 

The full document, published August 2 in CHEST, outlines 29 recommendations on 17 patients, interventions, comparators outcomes (PICO) questions. In fact, four of those PICO questions are being addressed for the first time. 

The information is all presented in a specific order designed to follow the same chronology of actual VTE management.

“These guidelines help to clarify for providers the intricacies of managing patients with VTE,” panel member Scott C. Woller, MD, said in a statement. “Serving as a comprehensive reference for any stage, the recommendations cover aspects from initial management through secondary prevention and risk reduction of post-thrombotic syndrome.”

The guidance targets clinicians who manage patients with VTE. However, according to CHEST, they may also be beneficial for researchers when choosing questions for future studies.

See the full document here.

Anthony Vecchione

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