Get Out the Clot Survey:
The State of VTE Care

Get Out the Clot sponsored a multidisciplinary survey of 269 physicians — both interventionalists and non-interventionalists — who treat venous thromboembolism (VTE) to understand current trends in pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) care. The results underscore critical disparities in how these conditions are managed.

Key Findings

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Gaps in PE Treatment Guidance

>50%
Arc graphic indicating more than half of institutions lack a formal PE or VTE response team

of physicians surveyed say they do not have a formal response team at their institution (e.g., a PE response team (PERT) or a VTE response team).

35%
Arc graphic showing thirty-five percent citing cross-specialty consensus for treatment decisions

of survey participants perceive the ultimate treatment decision to be made by consensus among specialties.

Only
56%
Arc graphic showing fifty-six percent noting unclear PE protocols beyond medical management

of interventionalists surveyed believe their protocols provide clear direction based on PE risk beyond medical management and treatment approaches vary, even for patients with the same risk profile.

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Interventionalists stated in the survey that they prefer newer treatment options such as mechanical thrombectomy, including Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™), in combination with anticoagulation for 33% of their high risk and 37% of their intermediate-high risk PE patients.

Clinician reviewing lung imaging while a robotic arm assists a patient—illustration of advanced VTE (PE/DVT) treatment.

Recognizing the Benefits
of Advanced Technologies

Interventionalists are recognizing the benefits of newer treatment options like mechanical thrombectomy and advanced technologies like CAVT for patient care:

Upward trend graph indicating increased adoption of thrombectomy and CAVT
79%

recognize that thrombectomy can improve patient outcomes, such as minimizing ICU stays (57%) and rapidly improving hemodynamics (55%).

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73%

want to see expanded use of thrombectomy and CAVT at their hospitals for PE patients.

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>1/3

predict a 50% or more increase in CAVT and other mechanical thrombectomy use over the next year.

Illustration depicting deep vein thrombosis care pathway

Similar Gaps Exist in DVT Treatment

Nearly half of DVT patients are treated with anticoagulation alone, but many interventionalists surveyed believe it’s time to expand the use of advanced therapies:

Medical chart icon indicating protocol variability across DVT risk profiles
Only 39%

believe that their protocols provide clear direction for DVT care beyond medical management, and approaches vary across patient types.

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71%

stated that they would like to see their hospital expand use of thrombectomy for DVT.

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70%

believe the most recent innovations in DVT care with thrombectomy improve patient outcomes.

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67%

believe that management of appropriate DVT patients with thrombectomy reduces healthcare resource burden.

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59%

want more providers to be trained in the thrombectomy approach.

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Get Out the Clot Campaign Survey of 269 Healthcare Professionals Involved in the Treatment of VTE (2024).