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. 2022 Jan 13;54(1):145–152. doi: 10.1007/s11239-021-02619-9

Table 4.

Management strategies

Low risk (n = 163) Intermediate risk (n = 256) High risk (n = 10)
Anticoagulation alone 148 (90.8%) 239 (93.4%) 0
Supportive care only 4 (2.4%) 2 (0.8%) 0
First inpatient anticoagulant used (% of anticoagulated)
 Unfractionated heparin 116 (73%) 211 (83%) 10 (100%)
 Low molecular weight heparin (Enoxaparin) 35 (22%) 34 (13%) 0
 Apixaban 5 (3.1%) 6 (2.4%) 0
 Rivaroxaban 2 (1.3%) 0 0
 Warfarin 0 2 (0.8%) 0
 Bivalirudin 1 (0.6%) 0 0
 Argatroban 0 1 (0.4%) 0
Anticoagulation plus advanced therapies (% of all cases)
 50 mg rTPA 0 3 (1.2%) 4 (40%)
 100 mg rTPA 0 1 (0.4%) 5 (50%)
 Catheter directed thrombolysis 0 1 (0.4%) 1 (10%)
 Mechanical thrombectomy 0 1 (0.4%) 0
 IVC filter 11 (6.7%) 9 (3.5%) 3 (30%)
 VA-ECMO 0 0 3 (30%)