SMJ articles in the category "venous thromboembolism"

Original Article

Evaluating Adequacy of VTE Prophylaxis Dosing with Enoxaparin for Overweight and Obese Patients on an Orthopedic-Medical Trauma Comanagement Service

Objectives: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common nosocomial condition, developing frequently in overweight and obese patients. VTE prophylaxis with weight-based enoxaparin dosing may be more effective than the standard dosing regimen for overweight and obese patients; however, weight-based dosing is not practiced routinely. In this pilot study we sought to…

Posted in: enoxaparin 3 Obesity 71 prophylaxis 4 trauma 24 venous thromboembolism 5

Review Article

Role of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in the Management of Anticoagulation

For decades, vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) have been the oral treatment of choice for many thromboembolic conditions. The limitations of VKAs include the need for monitoring through blood testing, drug interactions, and narrow therapeutic windows. These shortcomings have led to the development of direct oral anticoagulants. These new oral agents…

Posted in: anticoagulation 12 direct oral anticoagulants 2 venous thromboembolism 5

Original Article

Risk Stratification in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Frequency and Impact on Treatment Decisions and Outcomes

Objectives: Guidelines have recommended that risk stratification be performed in patients diagnosed with an acute pulmonary embolism (PE). No study has described the use of risk stratification in routine clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to measure the frequency and impact of risk stratification on treatment decisions and…

Posted in: echocardiography 11 mortality 38 pulmonary embolism 17 troponin 8 venous thromboembolism 5

Original Article

Improving Inpatient Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

Objectives: The number and types of inpatients given inadequate prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE) are not known; patients receive less than appropriate prophylaxis with some frequency. Methods: Initially we evaluated VTE prophylaxis at a community hospital by comparing prophylaxis patterns in adult inpatients for whom some prophylaxis was indicated. Patients…

Posted in: Prevention 18 prophylaxis 4 risk factors 23 venous thromboembolism 5

Original Article

Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Venous Thromboembolic Disease from a Rural Population

Objective: To study the adverse outcomes and its predictors during anticoagulant therapy in patients with venous thromboembolic disease (VTD) from a rural population. Methods: This is a prospective observational study of 94 consecutive patients. The patients were diagnosed in a first-level hospital from a rural Spanish area using objective methods…

Posted in: outcome 13 Rural 18 venous thromboembolism 5
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