Search results for "Anticoagulation"
Top Docs
Meet our 2010 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/top.htm
15 Nov 2010
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies of note.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/jw.htm
15 Nov 2010
Recommended therapies after ischemic stroke less likely in the elderly
Older patients, especially those who are very elderly, those admitted from skilled nursing facilities, and those with functional dependence, are less likely to receive recommended antithrombotic medications after an ischemic stroke, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/08/4.htm
8 Dec 2010
New anticoagulant and oral MS drug approved
Details on the approval of dabigatran etexilate, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/fda.htm
15 Dec 2010
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Kidney decline and mortality in acute severe hypertension, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/jw.htm
15 Dec 2010
Score quantifies risk factors at admission for in-hospital bleeding
Researchers have developed a new score to identify at admission those acutely ill patients at high risk of in-hospital bleeding, which may assist physicians in using venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/12/3.htm
12 Jan 2011
Test yourself: Sepsis
These cases and commentary, which address sepsis, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/ty.htm
15 Jan 2011
Intervention helps community hospital ICUs adopt evidence-based practices
A multi-pronged quality improvement program helped community hospitals adopt six evidence-based practices in the ICU, a new study reports.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/26/1.htm
26 Jan 2011
Postoperative stroke risk peaks at 40 hours after CABG
Nearly 60% of strokes in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery patients occurred postoperatively rather than intraoperatively, and the risk of postoperative stroke peaked at 40 hours after surgery, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/02/2.htm
2 Feb 2011
In the News
Reporting impaired colleagues, updated guidelines on spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2011