Search results for "Pulmonary embolism"
Treating PE in the ED
Outpatient treatment of pulmonary embolism on the rise.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/outpatient-pulmonary-embolism.htm
15 Aug 2015
PE rarely found in patients presenting to ED with syncope
A new international study found that pulmonary embolism (PE) was detected at presentation in fewer than 2% of stable syncope patients seen in the ED, and during two-year follow-up, it occurred in fewer than 1%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/07/1.htm
7 Aug 2019
Compression stockings may be unnecessary for VTE prophylaxis in most patients undergoing elective surgery
In a randomized controlled trial of patients at moderate or high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin alone was noninferior to a combination of low-molecular-weight heparin and graduated compression stockings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/20/5.htm
20 May 2020
Guidelines updated on use of antithrombotics for VTE
CHEST modified its 2016 recommendations on venous thromboembolism (VTE) management, with changes including the addition of cerebral vein thrombosis as a topic and strengthened support for outpatient VTE treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/11/2.htm
11 Aug 2021
First medication for severe frostbite approved
The FDA also warned about smartwatches claiming to measure blood sugar without piercing the skin, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/first-medication-for-severe-frostbite-approved.htm
6 Mar 2024
YEARS algorithm adaptation for pregnant women helped avoid CT scans for suspected PE
Before performing CT pulmonary angiography, researchers tried to rule pulmonary embolism (PE) in or out based on signs of deep venous thrombosis, hemoptysis, likelihood of PE, d-dimer levels, and compression ultrasonography.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/27/1.htm
27 Mar 2019
Pinpoint PE in high-risk patients with syncope
The evidence on the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) among patients with syncope has been mixed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/pinpoint-pe-in-syncope.htm
15 Dec 2018
For PE in critically ill, half-dose alteplase associated with more treatment escalation than full dose
Mortality and bleeding rates were similar whether critically ill patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) received 50 mg or 100 mg of alteplase, the retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/18/5.htm
18 Jul 2018
COVID-19 updates
Some new COVID-19-related codes became effective Jan. 1, 2021.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/coding-corner-covid-19-updates.htm
15 Apr 2021
Hospitals' volume of PE treatment associated with 30-day PE-related mortality
Patients treated for pulmonary embolism (PE) at hospitals that saw at least 40 PEs per year had about half the rate of mortality from PE as patients treated at hospitals that saw fewer than 15 PEs per year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/07/2.htm
7 Aug 2019