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Adding Blood Thinners to Clot-Busting Meds Won't Improve Stroke Outcomes: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Adding blood thinners to clot-busting drugs does not improve outcomes for stroke patients, a new study claims. Doctors had hoped that combining the two types of medications...
Head Position May Be Key to Better Clot Removal After Stroke
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – The position in bed of stroke victims' heads could influence how well they’ll fare in upcoming surgery to remove a blood clot from their brain, a new study finds. Hospital b...
Earlier Receipt of Whole Blood Transfusion Improves Survival
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – For patients presenting with severe hemorrhage, receipt of whole blood (WB) transfusion earlier within the first 24 hours of emergency department arrival is associated with...
'Whole Blood' Transfusions Might Save More Lives
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Patients who are bleeding out have a better chance of surviving if they’re given whole blood transfusions, a new study shows. Traditionally, patients with significant bleeding ...
Little Change Seen in Rates of ED Discharge After Acute Pulmonary Embolism
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – For patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), the rates of discharge from the emergency department were stable between 2012 and 2020, according to a study published online...
Red Cross Declares Emergency Blood Shortage as Donations Plummet
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – With donations falling to the lowest levels in 20 years, the American Red Cross declared a national blood shortage on Sunday. “One of the most distressing situations for a do...
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Predicts Intracranial Hemorrhage With Antithrombotics
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) predicts intracranial hemorrhage for patients with cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease taking antithrombotic therapy, according to a...
Clot Risk High With Oral Contraceptives for Those at Genetic Risk
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Oral contraceptive (OC) use is associated with an increased risk for developing a venous thromboembolism (VTE), particularly among women with a high genetic predisposition,...
Mechanical Thrombectomy Safe, Effective for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is safe and effective in real-world, high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a study published online Oct. 31 in the Journal ...
Umbilical Cord Milking Seems Safe for Preemies Born at 28 to 32 Weeks
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – For preterm infants born at 28 to 32 weeks, the rate of severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or death does not differ with umbilical cord milking (UCM) versus delayed...
Bleeding Higher With Standard-Dose DOACs in Nonvalvular A-Fib
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – For nursing home residents with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, the rate of bleeding is higher with standard- versus reduced-dose direct acting oral anticoagulants...
ACR: Incidence of Atrioventricular Block Increased With High Levels of Anti-SSA/Ro Antibodies
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 – High levels of anti-SSA/Ro antibodies are associated with an increased incidence of fetal atrioventricular block (AVB), according to a study published online Nov. 10 in...
Blood Clot Risk From Contraceptive Pills Ends Soon After Women Stop Taking Them
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 – Women and their doctors have long known that taking birth control pills can elevate the risk for a blood clot. Now, some good news: That added risk will disappear within a...
Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes Could Cut RBC Transfusions
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 – Use of small-volume blood collection tubes in the intensive care unit (ICU) may decrease red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in...
Risk for Intracerebral Hemorrhage May Be Transmissible Via Blood Transfusion
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – The risk for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is increased for patients who receive red blood cell transfusions from donors who later develop multiple spontaneous...
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