Search results for "VTE"
February 02, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
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EDs may be overtesting patients with suspected PE, study finds
According to an analysis of testing for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) at EDs in two states, a minority of patients who underwent CT pulmonary angiography also had a d-dimer performed on the same ED visit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/29/5.htm
29 Jan 2020
August 10, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/
Two studies offer insight on using age, d-dimer, algorithms for diagnosing PE
For patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), a meta-analysis found that pretest probability-dependent d-dimer thresholds were the most efficient strategy, while a trial found that the YEARS rule with an age-adjusted d-dimer cutoff was noninferior to a conventional strategy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/15/1.htm
15 Dec 2021
March 2017
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Major bleeding, mortality risks after VTE similar on DOACs or warfarin
The authors noted that the safety of DOAC treatment of VTE beyond 180 days remains uncertain and that 95% of DOAC users in the study were taking rivaroxaban, so further study of other agents is needed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/25/3.htm
25 Oct 2017
30-day mortality after PE improved from 2000 to 2020, regardless of cancer status
Mortality in the 31 to 365 days after pulmonary embolism (PE) has shown less improvement than shorter-term mortality, particularly in patients with recent cancer, who saw no change, a Danish study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/06/30-day-mortality-after-pe-improved-from-2000-to-2020-regardless-of-cancer-status.htm
6 Dec 2023
Latest inpatient COVID-19 research looks at plasma, intubation, delirium, VTE, and more
Recent studies showed that convalescent plasma didn't improve outcomes, a protocol reduced intubation rates, delirium was a common presentation among elderly patients, venous thromboembolism (VTE) was more common in the ICU, and racial disparities persisted after adjustment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/25/2.htm
25 Nov 2020
Aspirin, rivaroxaban similarly effective at preventing VTE after total hip or total knee arthroplasty
The trial had a number of limitations, including inclusion of few patients at very high risk of a clot, but the results are still likely to be practice-changing, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/28/1.htm
28 Feb 2018
Catheter-directed thrombolysis reduced mortality versus anticoagulation alone in PE
For patients with acute pulmonary embolism, including those at intermediate risk, anticoagulation carried a lower risk of major bleeding than catheter-directed or systemic thrombolysis, a recent review also found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/25/catheter-directed-thrombolysis-reduced-mortality-versus-anticoagulation-alone-in-pe.htm
25 Oct 2023