In reconstructive surgery, specifically free flap reconstructive surgery, concerns persist regarding the risk of failures due ...

For patients with either NSTEMI or STEMI, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines recommend that intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) be dosed by weight ...

Introduction Enoxaparin is a known alternative to the use of unfractionated heparin (UFH) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the evidence about which of these medications would ...

Even with recommendations in place, hospitals were far from uniform in their anticoagulation approaches well into 2022.

Purpose: Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are associated with major morbidity and mortality, with their burden often extending to longer-term complications such as event ...

90 mg twice daily Anticoagulants Unfractionated heparin Loading: 60 IU/kgMaintenance: 12 IU/kg/h IV infusion either until PCI or for 48 h Bivalirudin Loading: 0.10 mg/kgMaintenance: 0.25 mg/kg/h Until ...

Dr Marco Zuin shares key guideline recommendations for managing pulmonary embolism according to international standards.

Workup for elevated transaminase did not reveal any underlying infectious or autoimmune process. Apixaban, a probable cause for the hepatocellular injury, was discontinued and replaced with ...

180 mcg/kg bolus followed by 2 mcg/kg/min for 10 min followed by a second 180 mcg/kg bolus IV bolus followed by IV infusion followed by a second IV bolus 10 minutes after the first bolus ...

Gastric bypass surgery is typically performed by a bariatric surgeon in a hospital under general anesthesia. The procedure takes under two hours, and the hospital stay is two to three days. Below is ...

Proteoglycans are a diverse group of molecules which are characterized by a central protein backbone that is decorated with a variety of linear sulfated glycosaminoglycan side chains. Proteoglycans ...

Drug-induced bleeding is unlikely. Although on aspirin, he was not on any anticoagulants, including unfractionated heparin or direct thrombin inhibitors. An antiphospholipid antibody syndrome was ...