Search results for "Thrombosis"
Disseminated varicella infection in an immunocompromised patient
A patient with a history of liver transplant presented with a progressive rash.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/03/free/disseminated-varicella-infection-in-an-immunocompromised-patient.htm
3 Apr 2024
Complications appear common with CVC placement
Of 1,000 patients with a central venous catheter (CVC) for three days, 30.2 would develop at least one serious complication, including arterial cannulation, pneumothorax, infection, or deep venous thrombosis, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/13/complications-appear-common-with-cvc-placement.htm
13 Mar 2024
First medication for severe frostbite approved
The FDA also warned about smartwatches claiming to measure blood sugar without piercing the skin, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/first-medication-for-severe-frostbite-approved.htm
6 Mar 2024
Cases from the Medical College of Wisconsin
A mycotic aneurysm, retroperitoneal hematoma, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/free/cases-from-the-medical-college-of-wisconsin.htm
28 Feb 2024
Midline catheters appear safe in patients with advanced CKD
Complication rates with midline catheters were similar in patients with and without advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and catheter-related bloodstream infections were rare, according to an analysis of data from 66 Michigan hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/midline-catheters-appear-safe-in-patients-with-advanced-ckd.htm
11 Oct 2023
Chest physicians make 11 recommendations on antithrombotic therapy in COVID-19
The recommendations on prevention and management of arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism are not a major departure from prepandemic ones, according to an expert panel from the American College of Chest Physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/free/chest-physicians-make-11-recommendations-on-antithrombotic-therapy-in-covid-19.htm
5 Jul 2023
Myocardial infarction
Be sure to distinguish between type 1 and type 2 when documenting care for a patient with acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/myocardial-infarction.htm
28 Jun 2023
ACP advises on improving transitions of care
The authors of a recent College policy paper talked about how patients can be handed off more safely.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/10/acp-advises-on-improving-transitions-of-care.htm
10 May 2023
Higher-dose prophylactic anticoagulation required to prevent thrombosis in hypoxemic COVID-19
Mortality and time to improvement didn't differ with twice the standard dose of heparin versus a standard or therapeutic dose, but there was a lower rate of new thromboembolic events with no increase in major bleeding, a French trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/29/free/higher-dose-prophylactic-anticoagulation-needed-to-prevent-thrombosis-in-hypoxemic-covid-19.htm
29 Mar 2023
Superior vena cava occlusion without malignancy
A patient with end-stage renal disease presented with one week of facial and left-arm edema.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/free/superior-vena-cava-occlusion-without-malignancy.htm
15 Mar 2023