Tranexamic acid in traumatic brain injury.
Some surgeons advocate the usage of tranexamic acid (TXA) in traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of TXA in improving the outcome ...
Venous Thrombosis
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Incidence and risk factors of preoperative deep venous thrombosis in closed tibial shaft fracture: a prospective cohort study.
To investigate the preoperative morbidity of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and predictive risk factors associated with DVT after closed tibial shaft fracture.Ultrasonography and blood analyse...
Those with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease do not have increased perioperative complications following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Results of a case-control large-database study.
There is a lack of information on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction outcomes and complications for patients with congenital hypocoagulable conditions. The specific aim of this ...
A phenome-wide association study of ABO blood groups.
ABO blood group is associated with differences in lifespan, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers, for reasons which are incompletely understood. To gain sex-specific additional insight a...
[Clinical features of 40 elderly patients with pulmonary thromboembolism: a retrospective study].
To evaluate the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism (APE), in order to strengthen the awareness of diagnosis of APE a...
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Outcomes of long-term anticoagulant treatment for the secondary prophylaxis of splanchnic venous thrombosis.
Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening disease usually related to different underlying clinical conditions. The risk of SVT recurrences is high over...
Thrombosis in Hospitalized Patients with Viral Respiratory Infections versus COVID-19.
Thrombosis is a prominent feature of the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The incidence of thrombosis during hospitalization for non-COVID-19 viral respiratory infections is uncert...
Microbubbles Cloaked with Hydrogels as Activatable Ultrasound Contrast Agents.
Microbubbles (MBs) are optimal ultrasound contrast agents because their unique acoustic response allows for exquisite sensitivity . This unique response is derived from MBs' elasticity that ...
Which patients are at high risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism)?
Recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE, or deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) is associated with mortality and long-term morbidity. The circumstances in which an index VTE event occ...
Multi-Criteria Model for Evaluating Drugs to Prevent Deep Venous Thrombosis Associated With Orthopedic Surgery: A Hospital-Based Case Study.
It's estimated that 40% to 60% of patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery of the hip or knee who do not receive thromboprophylaxis will develop deep venous thrombosis Instituto Nacional...
Evaluation of the incidence of bleeding in patients prescribed rivaroxaban for the treatment and prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in UK secondary care: an observational cohort study.
To evaluate the short-term (12 weeks) safety and utilisation of rivaroxaban prescribed to new-user adult patients for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and for the...
Safety, Efficacy, and Long-Term Outcomes of Anticoagulation in Cirrhotic Portal Vein Thrombosis.
The role of anticoagulation (AC) in the management of cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) remains unclear.We conducted a retrospective study of cirrhotic patients diagnosed ...
Postoperative Adverse Events Secondary to Iatrogenic Vascular Injury during Anterior Lumbar Spinal Surgery: Study design: case-control propensity-score matched retrospective cohort.
Anterior lumbar spine surgery (ALSS) requires mobilization of the great vessels, resulting in a high risk of iatrogenic vascular injury (VI). It remains unclear whether VI is associated with...
Diagnosis and Treatment of Lower Extremity Venous Thromboembolism: A Review.
Incidence rates for lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) range from 88 to 112 per 100 000 person-years and increase with age. Rates of recurrent VTE range from 20% to 36% during the ...
Lessons Learned: Using the Caprini Risk Assessment Model to Provide Safe and Efficacious Thromboprophylaxis Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.
Two of the more common potential complications after arthroplasty are venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolus (PE), and excess bleeding....
Prevalence and incidence of adverse events with catheter ablation for adults with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: a systematic review protocol.
The objective of this review is to synthesize the best available evidence to determine the prevalence and incidence of adverse events in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome who have...
Long-term safety of tofacitinib up to 9.5 years: a comprehensive integrated analysis of the rheumatoid arthritis clinical development programme.
Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We report the largest integrated safety analysis of tofacitinib, as of March 2017, using d...
Genetic association study of fatal pulmonary embolism.
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a complex multi-factorial disease and represents one manifestation of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Most commonly PE constitutes a complication of VTE's other clin...
Cerebrovascular complications and vasculopathy in patients with herpes simplex virus central nervous system infection.
Herpes simplex viruses (HSV) are neurotropic and known to cause central nervous system (CNS) infections. We aimed to describe the clinical and imaging features of cerebrovascular complicatio...
Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension: A Clinical Update for the Advanced Practice Provider: Part 1.
The Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension (RUSH) examination is used for patients with hypotension without clear cause or undifferentiated hypotension. In the emergency department setti...
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