New Medicare analysis shows increased thrombectomy use in venous disease

New Medicare analysis shows increased thrombectomy use in venous disease

A new review of Medicare data shows a marked increase for both arterial and venous thrombectomy claims for venous thromboembolic disease filed between 2017–2022.  Researchers analysed a sampling of arterial and venous thrombectomy Medicare claims submitted from January 2017 to December 2022 and found a 712% increase in arterial thrombectomy for pulmonary embolism (PE) and a 137% increase in venous thrombectomy for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) over…