Research analyzes impact of case volume on outcomes for DVT treatment

Friday, July 24, 2015 - 10:20 in Health & Medicine

Patients who have lower extremity proximal deep vein thrombosis, or a blood clot in their leg, are increasingly undergoing minimally invasive catheter-based clot removal -- also referred to as catheter-directed thrombolysis -- rather than solely being treated with traditional blood-thinning medications. A study has found that a higher volume of CDT cases annually was associated with lower in-hospital mortality rates and lower intracranial hemorrhage.

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