Search results for "Anticoagulation"
HCAP guidelines, CPR survival, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2018
Rule developed for starting DOACs after stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
Using a “1-2-3-4-day rule” to choose when to start direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) based on stroke severity appeared to decrease risk for recurrent stroke or systemic embolism without increasing bleeding risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/09/rule-developed-for-starting-doacs-after-stroke-in-patients-with-atrial-fibrillation.htm
9 Feb 2022
Infected femoral closure device after cardiac catheterization
A patient presented with cellulitis at a vascular access site 10 days after undergoing cardiac catheterization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/09/free/brief-case-infected-femoral-closure-device.htm
9 Mar 2022
DOACs better than heparin for periop thromboprophylaxis, review finds
The systematic review and network meta-analysis found lower rates of symptomatic venous thromboembolism in surgical patients given direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) versus the standard dose of low-molecular-weight heparin, without a significant increase in bleeding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/doacs-better-than-heparin-for-periop-thromboprophylaxis.htm
16 Mar 2022
Fecal transplants, contrast, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2020
NSTEMI algorithm, metabolic acidemia, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2019
In the News
Alcohol misuse screening, hepatitis C follow-up testing, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/itn.htm
15 Aug 2013
Adding P2Y12 inhibitor to heparin offered no benefit in non-critically ill COVID-19 inpatients
An open-label randomized trial at 60 hospitals in four countries found no increase in organ support-free days in patients who received a therapeutic dose of heparin plus a P2Y12 inhibitor versus heparin alone.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/free/adding-P2Y12-inhibitor-to-heparin-offered-no-benefit.htm
19 Jan 2022
In the News
New oral anticoagulants, risk prediction for atrial fibrillation, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2014
In the News
AHRQ funds program to reduce ICU infections, and other medical updates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/itn.htm
15 Nov 2008