While internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto® (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis® (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side ...
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto® (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis® (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests ...
When you get a cut, your body jumps into action to keep things from getting out of hand. Cells called platelets get there first to slow the bleeding. Then, a bunch of proteins, called clotting factors ...
Critical pathways exist in many hospitals for treating patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Some pathways call for “baseline laboratory studies,” including ...
Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric BSA < 1.3 OR Long term Heparin/enoxaparin and dipyridamole/ASA → warfarin, ASA HeartMate II BSA > 1.3 OR Long term Maintained with warfarin and ASA VAD = ventricular ...
A pandemic-related shortage of a mundane item – tubes to collect blood samples from patients -- has caused headaches for health systems worldwide. But it may also have a silver lining: A lesson in how ...