• Internal medicine journal · May 2023

    Audit of clinical follow-up and complications after acute pulmonary embolism in an Australian Metropolitan Health Service.

    • Sushil Agwan, Ibrahim Mansour, Ishvar Nedunchezhian, Shane Upasena, Malwand Shinwarie, and Krishna B Sriram.
    • Department of Medicine, Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
    • Intern Med J. 2023 May 1; 53 (5): 850853850-853.

    AbstractWe explored post-pulmonary embolism (post-PE) follow-up at a large Australian regional city hospital health service. Over a 12-month period, we identified 195 (49% male) patients with a median age of 62 years. Post-PE follow-up was not organised for 23 patients and delayed for seven patients. Post-PE complication occurred in 21% of all patients reviewed in the clinic after discharge. Follow-up imaging was arranged in 28% of patients. To deliver high-quality care, we recommend implementing a local post-PE follow-up pathway, which balances individual physician preference with available resources and expert recommendations.© 2023 Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

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