Editorial demonstrates omission of vascular surgeons from acute pulmonary embolism guidelines in adults, indicating fragmented multidisciplinary care.
The American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) recently provided updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in adults.1 They advocated for PE Response Teams (PERTs) to provide multidisciplinary care for acute PE, which include diverse medical and surgical specialties. Despite being mentioned as key stakeholders in PERTs, the AHA/ACC excluded vascular surgical societies from participating in developing their PE guidelines.
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