Tag: Clots
Patients Have High Confidence in Self-Testing INR
Seventy-three percent of patients report being confident in adjusting their own warfarin level
Clinical Decision Support System Use Tied to Fewer VTE Events
Increase in rate of appropriate ordering for VTE prophylaxis; reduction in risk of VTE events
Adherence to Clinical Decision Support Ups Odds of Acute PE ID
Adherence to clinical decision support linked to odds of acute pulmonary embolism finding in ER
Fewer Major Bleeds With Once- Versus Twice-Daily Enoxaparin
In propensity analysis, patients on enoxaparin once daily had fewer bleeds, fewer deaths at 15, 30 days
Lower Rate of Adverse Events With Outpatient Treatment of PE
Lower rate of adverse events for outpatients versus inpatients with hemodynamically stable PE
Meta-Analysis: Caprini Score IDs Benefit of VTE Prophylaxis
Benefit of perioperative VTE chemoprophylaxis limited to surgical patients with Caprini scores ≥7
Nadir Platelet Counts Tied to AKI in Pediatric Open-Heart Surgery
Magnitude of nadir platelet counts tied to severity of AKI in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass
Age-Adjusted Cut-Offs in D-Dimer Testing for PE Cause Concern
D-dimer unit type should be clarified; specific assays that have been adequately assessed should be used
Single-Dose LMWH Can Interfere With Algorithm for DVT Diagnosis
Single dose given the previous day can reduce D-dimer and risk incorrectly ruling out DVT
CTA Can Diagnose Partially Obstructed IVC in Budd-Chiari
Diagnostic accuracy of 93.9% for partially obstructed inferior vena cava in Budd-Chiari syndrome
