Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Fig. 1 PRISMA diagram Abstracts were screened and included or eliminated by title, abstracts and full texts were screened for the peripheral use of non-invasive medical devices in humans for…
Risk of Thromboembolism in Users of Antidepressants and Antipsychotics
Antidepressants Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (venlafaxine, duloxetine) Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants (mirtazapine, mianserine) Tricyclic antidepressants Antipsychotics Typical antipsychotics (First generation)a Low-potency High-potency Atypical…
Risk Factors in Venous Thromboembolism
Fig. 1 The prevalence of FV Leiden in European normal population/ VTE (%) (Refs. [17, 19–21]) *In France the frequency ranges from 1.3 % in southwestern to 7.1 % in northeastern regions…
Vein Thrombosis After Splenic and Pancreatic Surgery
Risk factors Donor Receptor Older 45 years old and cardiovascular disease as cause of death Pancreaticoduodenojejunal anastomosis Asystolia donor Acute failure of graft Unstable haemodynamically Peritoneal dialysis Use of desmopressin…
Thromboembolism in Brain Tumor Patients
Cancer type/Site Diagnoses/100 hospitalizations VTE PE DVT Pancreas 4.3 1.2 3.5 Brain 3.5 1.0 2.8 Myeloproliferative, other lymphatic/hematopoetic 2.9 b 2.5 Stomach 2.7 0.7 2.3 Lymphoma, lymphosarcoma, reticulosarcoma 2.5 0.6…
Role of New Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) in Cancer Patients
Fig. 1 Schematic diagram demonstrating mode of action of new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) on the coagulation pathway Meanwhile, Factor Xa inhibitors selectively and reversibly bind directly to the active site…
Therapy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Fig. 1 Mechanism of action of unfractionated heparin, low-molecular-weight heparin, and fondaparinux Only one-third of UFH molecule contain the high-affinity pentasaccharide required for anticoagulant effect [22]. The UFH fraction with…
Diagnosis and Management of Early Deep Vein Thrombosis
Figs. 1 and 2 Illustration of diagnostic approach for suspected DVT 3.1 The Wells Score NICE recommend the use of the two-level DVT Wells score to estimate the clinical probability…
Prophylaxis for Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Md. Shahidul Islam (ed.)Thrombosis and Embolism: from Research to Clinical PracticeAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology90610.1007/5584_2016_101 Thromboembolic Prophylaxis for Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery Jaime Ruiz-Tovar1 and Carolina Llavero2…
Use of Surgical Care Improvement Projects in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Md. Shahidul Islam (ed.)Thrombosis and Embolism: from Research to Clinical PracticeAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology90610.1007/5584_2016_102 The Use of Surgical Care Improvement Projects in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism…
