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MIAMI BEACH – Recommendations to stop taking aspirin therapy 7-10 days before surgery aren’t optimal for everyone, according to several experts who sought to tease out the best approach for multiple clinical scenarios given the lack of data on the issue. Yet many clinicians have reservations about... »
Meds vs. Machine: the Postop DVT Prophylaxis Debate
MIAMI BEACH – An internist and an orthopedic surgery recently squared off on the best strategy to prevent deep vein thrombosis following major joint-replacement surgery. Anticoagulant agents effectively prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after total hip replacement or total knee replacement,... »
Reduced TPA Regimen Safely Treats Pulmonary Embolism
CHICAGO – A reduced-dose regimen of tissue plasminogen activator and parenteral anticoagulant safely led to improved outcomes in hemodynamically stable patients with a pulmonary embolism in a pilot study with a total of 121 patients treated at one U.S. center. None of the 61 patients treated with... »
SAN DIEGO – Prophylaxis with rivaroxaban achieved significant reductions in venous thromboembolism, compared with two commonly used drugs when put to the test in 5,346 consecutive, unselected patients undergoing major... »
Return ED Visits by Sickle Cell Patients Common
SAN DIEGO – More than 40% of patients with sickle cell disease return for acute care within 14 days following an emergency department treat-and-release visit, with young adults and those with public insurance having the... »
MIAMI BEACH – Recommendations to stop taking aspirin therapy 7-10 days before surgery aren’t optimal for everyone, according to several experts who sought to tease out the best approach for multiple clinical scenarios given... »
Meds vs. Machine: the Postop DVT Prophylaxis Debate
MIAMI BEACH – An internist and an orthopedic surgery recently squared off on the best strategy to prevent deep vein thrombosis following major joint-replacement surgery. Anticoagulant agents effectively prevent deep vein... »
Reduced TPA Regimen Safely Treats Pulmonary Embolism
CHICAGO – A reduced-dose regimen of tissue plasminogen activator and parenteral anticoagulant safely led to improved outcomes in hemodynamically stable patients with a pulmonary embolism in a pilot study with a total of 121... »
With the advantage of around-the-clock hospitalist services, one community hospital has been able to offer catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy – a procedure typically available only at tertiary-care hospitals. Dr. Brian... »
Early Thrombolysis Improves Long-term Outcomes After DVT
SAN DIEGO – Catheter-directed thrombolysis added to standard therapy for deep vein thrombosis reduced the risk of post-thrombotic syndrome by 14.5%, but at an increased cost of bleeding among 209 patients in a... »
ADOPT Nixes Extended Thromboprophylaxis in Medically Ill
ORLANDO – Prolonged thromboprophylaxis with 30 days of oral apixaban in initially hospitalized, acutely medically ill patients proved no more effective and caused more major bleeding than 6-14 days of enoxaparin in a major... »
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| May 11 - 21 Departs Civitavecchia, | Rheumatology and Orthopaedics |
| May 11 - 21 Departs Civitavecchia, | Rheumatology and Orthopaedics |
| May 12 - 21 Departs Oslo, | Pain Management/Neurology/Compliance |
| May 18 - 23 San Francisco, CA | American Thoracic Society (ATS): International Conference |
| May 19 - 22 New York, NY | American Society of Hypertension (ASH): Annual Scientific Meeting |
| May 19 - 22 San Diego, CA | Digestive Disease Week (DDW 2012) |
| May 19 - 22 Sao Paulo, | XXX RADLA 2012: Annual Meeting of Latin American Dermatologists |
| May 19 - 24 Atlanta, GA | American Urological Association (AUA): Annual Meeting |
| May 19 - 23 Stockholm, | European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS): Annual Congress |
| May 20 - 23 Brisbane, | Australasian College of Dermatologists: Annual Scientific Meeting |