Publications by authors named "Marielle J de Vreede"
Rationale: Outpatient treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE) may lead to improved patient satisfaction and reduced healthcare costs. However, trials to assess its safety and the optimal method for patient selection are scarce.
Objectives: To validate the utility and safety of selecting patients with PE for outpatient treatment by the Hestia criteria and to compare the safety of the Hestia criteria alone with the Hestia criteria combined with N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) testing.
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at whether specific criteria could help doctors decide which patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) could be safely treated at home instead of in the hospital.
- Researchers followed 530 PE patients to compare the risks of complications and deaths between those treated at home and those in the hospital.
- They found that patients treated at home had fewer serious issues, including lower rates of death and major bleeding, proving that low-risk patients can be managed safely without staying in the hospital.