[Pulmonary embolism response team (PERT): development, implementation, and clinical impact]

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and potentially fatal venous thromboembolic disease. Traditional management paradigms, often characterized by insufficient multidisciplinary collaboration, frequently lead to inadequate risk assessment and treatment delays. The pulmonary embolism response team (PERT), a patient-centered and multidisciplinary rapid-response model, has emerged to enhance therapeutic efficiency and promote standardized management. This review systematically elucidates the structural framework, operational mechanisms, and clinical implementation of PERT. Current evidence indicates that PERT effectively optimizes treatment selections for intermediate-high and high risk PE patients through a standardized "rapid activation, risk stratification, and collective decision-making" workflow. This approach has shown positive impacts on reducing in-hospital mortality, minimizing bleeding complications, and shortening the length of hospital stay. With increasing awareness of PE prevention and management, the PERT model is gradually being promoted nationwide in China, with ongoing exploration into leveraging internet-based medical technologies to enhance the treatment capabilities of primary healthcare institutions. Although the establishment of the PERT system remains subject to multifaceted challenges, with the deep integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data, it holds the potential to become the standard paradigm for optimizing PE resource allocation and elevating the overall standard of care.