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Characterizing Acute Pulmonary Embolism Cases Diagnosed at an Emergency Department Revisit Using a Statewide Clinical Registry.
Janke, Alexander T; Haimovich, Adrian D; Mangus, Courtney W; Fung, Christopher; Kamdar, Neil; Mahajan, Prashant V; Kocher, Keith E.
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  • Janke AT; VA Center for Cliniical Management Research, Clinician Scholars Program, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: atjanke@med.umich.edu.
  • Haimovich AD; Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
  • Mangus CW; Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Fung C; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Kamdar N; Data and Methods Hub, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Mahajan PV; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Kocher KE; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Learning Health Sciences, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI.
Ann Emerg Med ; 2024 Jul 19.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39033451
ABSTRACT
STUDY

OBJECTIVE:

To assess the rate and characteristics of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) cases diagnosed in the emergency department (ED) following an ED discharge visit within 10 days.

METHODS:

This is a retrospective analysis of 40 EDs in a statewide clinical registry from 2017 to 2022. We identified adult patients with acute PEs diagnosed in the ED. We assessed PE cases wherein a prior ED visit for the same patient resulting in discharge had taken place within 10 days without interval hospitalization. We then characterized the overall rate of revisit PE cases per overall acute PE cases and per 10,000 ED discharges. We also reported on subgroups of revisit cases where the preceding visit resulted in diagnosis of COVID-19, other cardiopulmonary conditions, and cardiopulmonary symptom codes (eg, chest pain, unspecified).

RESULTS:

Of 24,525 acute PEs, 1,202 (4.9%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.6% to 5.2%) had an ED discharge within the preceding 10 days (2.0 per 10,000 ED discharges, 95% CI 1.9 to 2.1). Two hundred thirty-three (19.4%) were originally discharged with a COVID-19 diagnosis, 107 (8.9%) were originally discharged with another cardiopulmonary condition, and 201 (16.7%) were cases discharged with a nonspecific cardiopulmonary symptom code. Discharges with diagnoses of COVID-19, pneumonia, and pleural effusion had higher rates of revisits with acute PE.

CONCLUSION:

In this retrospective analysis, about 1 in 20 acute PEs and 2 in 10,000 ED discharges were associated with an ED revisit for acute PE. Some cases may represent potential diagnostic opportunities, whereas others may be progression of disease, risk factors for PE, or unrelated.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Ann Emerg Med Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Ann Emerg Med Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos