Saudi Arabia study finds most insulin and anticoagulant errors occur during prescribing
Insulin and Blood Thinners Behind Thousands of Drug Errors
This retrospective observational real-world study analyzed 63,817 medication error reports from Saudi Arabia involving adults (>18 years). T…
Insulin and blood thinners caused most of the 63,817 drug errors reported in Saudi Arabia between 2020 and 2023, with pharmacists catching t…
Proceeding with TKA without preoperative anticoagulation for asymptomatic calf vein thrombosis shows no 90-day VTE events
Skip the delay for a minor clot before knee surgery
A retrospective cohort study of 454 adults undergoing primary unilateral TKA found that 44 patients with preoperative asymptomatic isolated …
A small, silent clot found before knee replacement does not require stopping surgery or adding extra blood thinners.