Search results for "VTE"
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IVC filters and risk of death from pulmonary embolism, thrombolysis within two hours of stroke onset, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/08/rr.htm
15 Aug 2014
Outcomes of limited cancer screening after unprovoked VTE similar to extensive screening
The prevalence of cancer after venous thromboembolism (VTE) was low in young patients and women receiving estrogen, leading the study authors to question whether screening for occult cancer should be offered to low-risk patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/23/1.htm
23 Aug 2017
November 2021
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/
VTE prophylaxis in colorectal surgery patients increases over time, but VTE rates remain unchanged, study finds
Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism (VTE) increased significantly among colorectal surgery patients, but their rate of VTE occurrence did not change, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/17/1.htm
17 Jun 2015
September 2019
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/
Apixaban may prevent or shorten rehospitalizations for acute VTE, study finds
After VTE, study patients were randomized to apixaban, 10 mg twice daily for the first 7 days followed by 5 mg twice daily for 23 weeks or enoxaparin, 1 mg/kg of body weight every 12 hours for at least 5 days, followed by warfarin, begun concomitantly, for 6 months.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/09/4.htm
9 Dec 2015
May 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/
PE rarely found in patients presenting to ED with syncope
A new international study found that pulmonary embolism (PE) was detected at presentation in fewer than 2% of stable syncope patients seen in the ED, and during two-year follow-up, it occurred in fewer than 1%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/07/1.htm
7 Aug 2019
Risk for DVT, PE, bleeding after COVID-19, but low long-term VTE recurrence risk
One study found increased risk for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) for up to three months after COVID-19, pulmonary embolism (PE) for up to six months, and bleeding for up to two months, while another showed low rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence in the year after infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/13/free/risk-for-dvt-pe-bleeding-seen-after-covid-19-long-term-risk-for-vte-recurrence-may-be-low.htm
13 Apr 2022
YEARS algorithm adaptation for pregnant women helped avoid CT scans for suspected PE
Before performing CT pulmonary angiography, researchers tried to rule pulmonary embolism (PE) in or out based on signs of deep venous thrombosis, hemoptysis, likelihood of PE, d-dimer levels, and compression ultrasonography.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/27/1.htm
27 Mar 2019