Search results for "VTE"
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
VTE prophylaxis ‘stubbornly low’ despite decades of effort
VTE prophylaxis ‘stubbornly low’ despite decades of effortHospitalizations for prescription drug poisoning increasing
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/14/1.htm
14 Apr 2010
Tool for PE, heart failure drugs
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2019
Experts deem IVC filter placement appropriate in half of VTE patients
Experts deem IVC filter placement appropriate in half of VTE patientsThigh-length stockings beat below-knee version as DVT prophylaxis after stroke
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/22/1.htm
22 Sep 2010
Rivaroxaban for 45 days after discharge reduced nonfatal VTEs, industry study finds
The tradeoff for the 26 fewer venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) among 10,000 recently hospitalized patients would be eight additional major bleeds, according to the new analysis of a placebo-controlled randomized trial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/19/rivaroxaban-for-45-days-after-discharge-reduced-nonfatal-vtes-industry-study-finds.htm
19 Oct 2022
Apixaban noninferior to conventional therapy for acute VTE, study indicates
Fixed-dose treatment with apixaban was noninferior to conventional therapy for acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) and appeared to be associated with significantly less bleeding, according to a new industry-funded study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/10/1.htm
10 Jul 2013
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
Thromboprophylaxis, heart failure decongestion, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/recent-research.htm
15 Dec 2020
Clinical decision rules for PE equally accurate
Four clinical decision rules for diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE) perform similarly when combined with D-dimer testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/08/2.htm
8 Jun 2011
Syncope, sepsis resuscitation, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2020