Search results for "Anticoagulant therapy"
VTE recurrence more likely with nonsurgical transient risk factors, but not enough to change practice
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/03/4.htm
3 Nov 2010
New studies assess effects of anticoagulation during, after COVID-19
Use of intermediate, full-dose, or prophylactic anticoagulation in COVID-19 inpatients wasn't associated with any difference in in-hospital mortality in one study, while another found it was safe to discontinue anticoagulation after three months in patients with a COVID-19-associated clot.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/16/free/new-studies-assess-effects-of-anticoagulation-during-after-covid-19.htm
16 Nov 2022
Thrombolytic therapy effective, underused in unstable patients with acute PE
Thrombolytic therapy improves mortality in unstable patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) but is underused, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/09/2.htm
9 May 2012
Thrombolytics reduce mortality, increase bleeding in intermediate-risk PE
Thrombolysis reduced mortality and provided a modest net benefit for intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism patients, according to a new meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/25/2.htm
25 Jun 2014
Documentation of medical necessity
Congestive heart failure, syncope and presyncope, and transient ischemic attack are discussed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/coding.htm
15 Dec 2012
New afib guideline recommends a more comprehensive stroke risk calculator and includes novel anticoagulants as treatment options
A new guideline for managing nonvalvular atrial fibrillation recommends using the CHA2DS2-VASc stroke risk calculator, and adds 3 new anticoagulants as treatment options.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/02/3.htm
2 Apr 2014
Splanchnic venous thrombosis
Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/splanchnic-venous-thrombosis.htm
15 Oct 2016
Recent Research
HCAHPS scores, order sets for COPD inpatients, warfarin in brain injury patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2014
No compelling reason for warfarin over aspirin for LVEF, study indicates
There was no significant overall difference in the primary outcome between warfarin and aspirin among patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) who were in sinus rhythm, researchers reported.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/09/5.htm
9 May 2012
The current and future state of stroke treatment
Insight from UCSF's Management of the Hospitalized Patient conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/conference1.htm
15 Jan 2015