Contents

• Clinical guidelines update
• 1. Summary section
  • 1.1. Update information
  • 1.2. Recommendations
  • 1.3. Patient-centred care
  • 1.4. Methods
• 2. Evidence review and recommendations
  • Introduction
  • 2.1. Review question 1: Thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism
  • 2.2. Review question 2: Compression stockings for PTS prevention
• 3. References
• 4. Glossary and abbreviations
• Appendices
  • Appendix A. Standing Committee members and NICE teams
  • Appendix B. Declarations of interests
  • Appendix C. Review protocols
  • Appendix D. Search strategy
  • Appendix E. Review flowcharts
  • Appendix F. Excluded studies
  • Appendix G. Evidence tables
  • Appendix H. GRADE profiles
  • Appendix I. Forest plots

Final

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Disclaimer: Healthcare professionals are expected to take NICE clinical guidelines fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. However, the guidance does not override the responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of each patient, in consultation with the patient and/or their guardian or carer.