Search results for "Anticoagulation"
Rivaroxaban noninferior to warfarin for stroke, embolism in atrial fibrillation
Rivaroxaban was noninferior to warfarin for the prevention of stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/17/2.htm
17 Aug 2011
Central catheters play big role in postoperative DVT
Efforts to prevent postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) should focus on limiting the use and duration of use of central catheters, and possibly increasing the use of anticoagulation with the catheters, authors of a new study concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/24/3.htm
24 Aug 2011
New model predicts future risk of VTE
Researchers have devised a new algorithm to predict a patient's risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the next five years, based on simple clinical variables.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/24/2.htm
24 Aug 2011
Inpatients face risk of long-term medications being discontinued
Patients taking medication for chronic diseases risk those prescriptions being discontinued when they are hospitalized, especially if they are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/31/3.htm
31 Aug 2011
New score predicts VTE risk for acutely ill patients at admission
Four clinical factors available at admission can be used to predict risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in acutely ill medical inpatients, a new study indicates, though external validation is needed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/14/1.htm
14 Sep 2011
Recent Research
Reducing pain of propofol injections, high-dose clopidogrel after PCI, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/rr.htm
15 Sep 2011
Statins after stroke not associated with intracerebral hemorrhage
Taking statins following an ischemic stroke was not associated with an increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, researchers found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/21/5.htm
21 Sep 2011
In the News
Treating hypertension in the elderly, predicting ICD complication risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2011
Recent Research
Smoking cessation before surgery, dalteparin versus unfractionated heparin, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/rr.htm
15 Oct 2011
Higher CHADS2 scores can indicate higher risk in patients on anticoagulants
Higher CHADS2 scores pointed to higher risk for adverse outcomes, including stroke, bleeding and death, in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving anticoagulation, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/16/3.htm
16 Nov 2011