Search results for "Pulmonary embolism"
MKSAP quiz on venous thromboembolism
Patient cases involving recurrent venous thrombophlebitis, post-discharge care for pulmonary embolism, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/ty.htm
15 Dec 2014
Aspirin, rivaroxaban similarly effective at preventing VTE after total hip or total knee arthroplasty
The trial had a number of limitations, including inclusion of few patients at very high risk of a clot, but the results are still likely to be practice-changing, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/28/1.htm
28 Feb 2018
Aspirin noninferior to LMWH for prophylaxis after traumatic fractures, trial finds
All-cause mortality at 90 days was similar in hospitalized patients randomized to aspirin versus low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), and rates of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism were also low in both groups.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/aspirin-noninferior-to-lmwh-for-prophylaxis-after-traumatic-fractures-trial-finds.htm
25 Jan 2023
High ICU utilization for 4 common conditions may drive up costs without improving mortality, study finds
The retrospective cohort study ranked 94 hospitals in Washington State and Maryland by their predicted ICU utilization rates for adult patients hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and congestive heart failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/10/1.htm
10 Aug 2016
Pseudo-Wellens syndrome with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
A patient was transferred for evaluation for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/free/brief-case-pseudo-wellens-syndrome-with-takotsubo-cardiomyopathy.htm
18 Jan 2023
DOACs better than heparin for periop thromboprophylaxis, review finds
The systematic review and network meta-analysis found lower rates of symptomatic venous thromboembolism in surgical patients given direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) versus the standard dose of low-molecular-weight heparin, without a significant increase in bleeding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/doacs-better-than-heparin-for-periop-thromboprophylaxis.htm
16 Mar 2022
Interns' days, patients' hands
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2019
PE hospitalizations, vena cava filter placements both on the rise
Mortality among Medicare patients hospitalized with pulmonary embolism dropped significantly between 1999 and 2010, regardless of whether they received an inferior vena cava filter.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/02/1.htm
2 Mar 2016
PE recurrence same with vena cava filter plus anticoagulation as anticoagulation alone
Adding an inferior vena cava filter did not reduce the risk of recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE) compared to anticoagulation alone, according to a recent study of French patients hospitalized with PE.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/13/3.htm
13 May 2015
Pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary heart disease
Documentation and coding for these cases are surprisingly challenging.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/coding-pulmonary.htm
15 Apr 2015