What's the best treatment setting for stable PE patients?

Abstract

What's the best treatment setting for stable PE patients? The answer seems to be the outpatient setting. Here's why. PRACTICE CHANGER: Manage patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) who are hemodynamically stable in the outpatient setting to decrease adverse events--regardless of their initial risk category. STRENGTH OF RECOMMENDATION: B: Based upon a good-quality retrospective cohort propensity score analysis.