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Home-Based Prescribed Pulmonary Exercise in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published on: August 24, 2019
Executive summary of the consensus document on home care treatment of pulmonary embolism
L Ordieres Ortega1, J L Modesto Dos Santos2, P Parra Caballero3
1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Fundación de Investigación Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Introduction:
Hospital at Home (HaH) is a safe care modality that reduces costs and risks compared to conventional hospitalisation. Evidence supports the safety of outpatient management in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE).
Objectives And Methods:
To establish a protocol for the identification and clinical management of patients with PE who are candidates for HaH management. This document has been prepared jointly by the Venous Thromboembolism Group (VTE) and the Hospital at Home Group (HaH) of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI).
Results:
A total of 44 statements were considered. Voting was carried out using a Likert scale. A total of 39 recommendations reached consensus.
Conclusions:
The SEMI VTE and HaH working groups recommend evaluating home treatment of PE in patients with a low risk of complications.
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