Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Outpatient treatment for patients with uncomplicated above knee deep vein thrombosis.

Abstract

Report by Beverley Lane, Research Nurse Search checked by Magnus Harrison Clinical Research Fellow A 25 year old man presents at the emergency department with a two day history of a swollen and painful right leg. A DVT is suspected and an ultrasound confirms the presence of an extensive clot in the femoral vein. …