Why the study?
Does withholding diagnostic investigations affect mortality in nursing home patients with suspected venous thromboembolism?
Population
322 Dutch nursing home patients with a clinical suspicion of venous thromboembolism and an indication for…
Comparison
Withholding additional diagnostic investigations vs Referral for additional diagnostic investigations
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Adjusted analysis shows no mortality link with withheld testing; leaves open whether routine VTE diagnostics benefit nursing home patients.
Does withholding diagnostic investigations affect mortality in nursing home patients with suspected venous thromboembolism?
In nursing home patients with suspected VTE, withholding diagnostic investigations is common and, after adjusting for confounding, is not significantly associated with increased 3-month mortality.
Schouten et al. (2014) studied this question.
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