Considerations for instituting pediatric pulmonary embolism response teams: A tool kit.

Thromb Res

Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, Division of Hematology, Johns Hopkins, University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Johns Hopkins All Children's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Cancer and Blood Disorder Institute, and Heart Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's, Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.

Published: April 2024

The incidence of pediatric pulmonary embolism (PE) has increased by 200 % in the last decade, but at a single center, it is still infrequent. Given the unique epidemiologic features of pediatric PE, diagnosis is often delayed, and the management is empiric, based on individual physician experience or preference. Thus, there is a strong need for center-specific uniform management of pediatric PE patients. In adults, the development of pulmonary embolism response teams (PERTs) or PE critical care pathways has shortened the time to diagnosis and the initiation of definitive management. Evidence to support an improvement in PE outcomes after the development of PERTs does not exist in children. Nonetheless, we have summarized the practical practice guidelines that physicians and institutions can adopt to establish their institutional PERTs or critical pathways. We also provide strategies for resource-challenged institutions for partnering with centers with expertise in the management of pediatric PE.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2024.02.019DOI Listing

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