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Long-term follow-up of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
July 10, 2018
Clinical question: What is the expected clinical progression of patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)?
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RBC transfusions with surgery may increase VTE risk
June 14, 2018
Stricter blood management practices and VTE prophylaxis may be needed if the study findings are confirmed.
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FDA approves Doptelet for liver disease patients undergoing procedures
May 22, 2018
Avatrombopag (Doptelet) is the first drug approved for thrombocytopenia in adults who have chronic liver disease and are undergoing a procedure.
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Design limitations may have compromised DVT intervention trial
May 14, 2018
WASHINGTON – The preferred evaluation – intravascular ultrasound – was not used.
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Does warfarin cause acute kidney injury?
May 2, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Consider increased monitoring of renal function in certain patients.
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VTE risk after bariatric surgery should be assessed
April 22, 2018
SEATTLE – Thromboelastometry can play a role in identifying bariatric surgery patients at risk for VTE.
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Session tackles oncology emergencies
April 10, 2018
“The real challenge in managing sick cancer patients lies in the data-free zones.”
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Two scoring systems helpful in diagnosing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
April 8, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Both the 4Ts Score or the HIT Expert Probability (HEP) Score performed well in a real-world study.
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Few acutely ill hospitalized patients receive VTE prophylaxis
April 2, 2018
The results “imply that there is a significantly unmet need for effective VTE prophylaxis in both the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.”
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Protocol helped identify hospitalized children at risk for VTE
March 30, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Children with hospital-acquired VTE tended to be more medically complex, a single-center study showed.
