Home Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Adult. Acute bilateral central pulmonary emboli. Evidence of right heart failure on echocardiogram. Sustained a syncopal event with head trauma and acute intracranial hemorrhage. Initial therapy. 3199398
Catheter-directed therapy pulmonary artery


Usually appropriate
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation


May be appropriate
Surgical embolectomy pulmonary artery


May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
Anticoagulation


May be appropriate
Systemic thrombolysis


Usually not appropriate