Initiation of an emergency department discharge pathway for low-risk patients with venous thromboembolism: Factors impact real-world practice

William B Stubblefield, James Barclay, Jesse O Wrenn, Doug Conway, Scott Nelson, Quinn S Wells, Dario Giuse, Zhao Zuo, Alexandra M Baird, Tyler Barrett, Shi Huang, Karen Beauchamp, Alan B Storrow, Sean P Collins, Joshua A Beckman

Vascular Medicine

Published online on July 06, 2026

Abstract

Vascular Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Background:We initiated an institutional pathway for the outpatient treatment of low-risk patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and evaluated emergency department (ED) discharge rates and safety outcomes before and after pathway initiation. This ...