Verhamme P, Motte S, Claes N, Verhaeghe R, Hermans C
Department of Vascular Medicine and Haemostasis, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
Int Angiol. 2010 Feb;29(1):58-63.
Ambulatory care of patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has been well validated but limited data exist on the diagnostic and therapeutic management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in primary care.
A cross-sectional survey on the clinical conditions for the initiation of once daily (OD) enoxaparin and on the diagnostic and therapeutic strategy of VTE in ambulatory patients using a single-visit questionnaire to be filled out by the general practitioner (GP).
Of the 4522 included patients, 2164 (48%) were started on therapeutic OD enoxaparin for confirmed or suspected proximal DVT, 464 (10%) for distal DVT, 493 (11%) for pulmonary embolism (PE), and 742 (16%) for superficial venous thrombosis (SVT). Further indications included bridging of oral anticoagulation in 173 patients (4%), atrial fibrillation in 77 patients (2%) and prevention of VTE in 78 patients (2%). Enoxaparin was initiated on the basis of clinical probability before objective confirmation in 17%, 33%, 53% and 69% of patients with a diagnosis of PE, proximal DVT, distal DVT and SVT, respectively. No objective testing was planned for 3%, 9%, 18% and 41% of patients in these respective categories. Patients were referred to specialist care in 88%, 49%, 42% and 21% of patients with PE, proximal DVT, distal DVT and SVT, respectively.
Therapeutic OD enoxaparin is prescribed in primary care for the whole clinical spectrum of VTE. However, the diagnostic work-up is unsatisfactory to suboptimal in a substantial proportion of these patients.
门诊治疗深静脉血栓形成(DVT)患者已得到充分验证,但关于基层医疗中静脉血栓栓塞症(VTE)诊断和治疗管理的数据有限。
采用单访调查问卷,由全科医生(GP)填写,对启动每日一次(OD)依诺肝素的临床情况以及门诊患者VTE的诊断和治疗策略进行横断面调查。
在纳入的4522例患者中,2164例(48%)因确诊或疑似近端DVT开始接受治疗性OD依诺肝素治疗,464例(10%)因远端DVT,493例(11%)因肺栓塞(PE),742例(16%)因浅静脉血栓形成(SVT)。其他指征包括173例患者(4%)用于口服抗凝的桥接治疗,77例患者(2%)用于房颤,78例患者(2%)用于预防VTE。在诊断为PE、近端DVT、远端DVT和SVT的患者中,分别有17%、33%、53%和69%的患者在客观确诊前根据临床可能性开始使用依诺肝素。在这些相应类别中,分别有3%、9%、18%和41%的患者未计划进行客观检查。分别有88%、49%、42%和21%的PE、近端DVT(深静脉血栓形成)、远端DVT和SVT患者被转诊至专科护理。
在基层医疗中,治疗性OD依诺肝素被用于VTE的整个临床范围。然而,在这些患者中,相当一部分患者的诊断检查不令人满意或处于次优水平。