Pulmonary Embolism Response Team activation during the COVID-19 pandemic in a New York City Academic Hospital: a retrosp
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Pulmonary Embolism Response Team activation during the COVID‑19 pandemic in a New York City Academic Hospital: a retrospective cohort analysis Benjamin Kwok1 · Shari B. Brosnahan1 · Nancy E. Amoroso1 · Ronald M. Goldenberg1 · Brooke Heyman1 · James M. Horowitz2 · Catherine Jamin3 · Akhilesh K. Sista4 · Deane E. Smith5 · Eugene Yuriditsky2 · Thomas S. Maldonado6
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Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with increased rates of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERT) have previously been associated with improved outcomes. We aimed to investigate whether PERT utilization, recommendations, and outcomes for patients diagnosed with acute PE changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a retrospective cohort study of all adult patients with acute PE who received care at an academic hospital system in New York City between March 1st and April 30th, 2020. These patients were compared against historic controls between March 1st and April 30th, 2019. PE severity, PERT utilization, initial management, PERT recommendations, and outcomes were compared. There were more cases of PE during the pandemic (82 vs. 59), but less PERT activations (26.8% vs. 64.4%, p
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