Search results for "VTE"
Less intensive warfarin therapy less effective at preventing VTE after arthroplasty
Rates of major bleeding were similar whether patients were treated to an international normalized ratio target of 1.8 or 2.5 to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) after hip or knee arthroplasty, a randomized trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/11/4.htm
11 Sep 2019
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
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
COPD transitions, afib in sepsis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2019
New biologics and treatment pearls for IBD
Get advice on prescribing for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/im-new-biologics-and-treatment-pearls-for-ibd.htm
15 Jun 2019
Tool for PE, heart failure drugs
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2019
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
Cases from Oregon Health & Science University
Red-cell aplasia, septic thromboembolus, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/brief-case-from-oregon-health-and-science-university.htm
15 Mar 2019
Getting patients on board with VTE prophylaxis
A bundle to educate patients about venous thromboembolism (VTE) included a 10-minute video of patients' stories and in-person support from a nurse educator.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/success-story-getting-patients-on-board-with-vte-prophylaxis.htm
15 Feb 2019
Subsegmental pulmonary embolism
An example patient with sickle cell disease provides a lesson in diagnosing subsegmental pulmonary embolism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/expert-analysis-subsegmental-pulmonary-embolism.htm
15 Feb 2019