ASH VTE Guidelines: Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
In August 2022, these guidelines were reviewed by an expert work group convened by ASH. Review included limited searches for new evidence and discussion of the search results. Following this review, the ASH Committee on Quality agreed to continue monitoring the supporting evidence rather than revise or retire these guidelines at this time. Limited searches and expert review will be repeated annually going forward until these guidelines are revised or retired.
The purpose of this guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations about the treatment of DVT and PE in patients without cancer. The target audience includes patients, hematologists, general practitioners, internists, hospitalists, vascular interventionalists, intensivists, other clinicians, pharmacists, and decision-makers.
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Guideline Implementation Tools and Resources
ASH guidelines are reviewed annually by expert work groups convened by ASH. Resources derived from guidelines that require updating are removed from the ASH website.
VTE Guidelines: What You Should Know
This one-page snapshot provides a high-level summary of the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, covering the initial management, primary treatment, and secondary prevention phases. A snapshot of the full VTE guidelines is also available for download.
ASH Clinical Practice Guidelines App
The ASH Clinical Practice Guidelines App provides easy access to every recommendation from all guidelines published by ASH, including rationale for each recommendation, benefits and harms associated with each recommended course of action, and links to the complete evidence-to-decision tables used to develop the recommendations. This app is also available via web interface.
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Pocket Guides
ASH has developed a series of brief, evidence-based pocket guides to help physicians provide quality care to patients. The pocket guides are available via the ASH Pocket Guides App for IOS and Android devices. This app is also available via web interface.
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Teaching Slides
Help your colleagues diagnose, manage, and treat VTE using teaching slides designed for easy dissemination.
- Teaching slides for optimal treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
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Available Guidelines
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