Search results for "Anticoagulants"
DOACs more effective, cost-effective than LMWH for cancer-associated thrombosis
A meta-analysis compared the direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) apixaban, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) and found that apixaban was usually the most cost-effective option, but that finding hinged on the specific drug price.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/doacs-more-effective-cost-effective-than-lmwh-for-cancer-associated-thrombosis.htm
4 Jan 2023
August 3, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/
Ambulatory ECG monitoring may be underused after stroke
Only 30.6% of studied patients received Holter monitoring for at least 24 hours within 30 days after stroke or transient ischemic attack, and fewer than 1% received electrocardiographic monitoring beyond 48 hours, the study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/20/4.htm
20 Jul 2016
Investigators respond to questions about ROCKET AF
A point-of-care device used to measure the international normalized ratio in the trial's warfarin arm was recalled in 2014 by the FDA due to risk for malfunctions leading to erroneous low readings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/10/2.htm
10 Feb 2016
Aspirin overuse persists in afib
Hospitalists can help match practice to guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/aspirin-overuse-afib.htm
15 Oct 2016
NSTEMI algorithm, metabolic acidemia, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2019
Frail elderly, Enterobacteriaceae infections, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2018
Early anticoagulation appears safe after acute ischemic stroke in patients with afib
The AREST trial, which ended early due to changes in national guidelines, found statistically similar but numerically lower rates of the primary study outcome (fatal stroke, recurrent ischemic stroke, or transient ischemic attack) in those who received anticoagulation early with apixaban versus later with warfarin.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/03/5.htm
3 Mar 2021
April 27, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/
Recent Research
Probiotics, new-generation anticoagulants and antiplatelet therapy, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/rr.htm
15 Feb 2013