LMWH remains useful when oral anticoagulants are difficult to use safely in venous thromboembolism patients
Low-molecular-weight heparin remains useful when oral anticoagulants are difficult to use safely
This narrative review examines low-molecular-weight heparin dosing, anti-factor Xa monitoring, treatment interruption, and switching strateg…
A review suggests low-molecular-weight heparin stays useful when oral anticoagulants are difficult to use safely for patients with venous th…
Prehospital unfractionated heparin bolus improved TIMI flow in STEMI without increasing bleeding risk
Pretreatment with UFH improves artery flow for STEMI patients without extra bleeding risk
This single-center randomized trial evaluated pretreatment with unfractionated heparin in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infa…
Giving unfractionated heparin early at first medical contact improved artery flow in heart attack patients without increasing bleeding risk.
Meta-analysis shows systemic heparinization reduces early patency loss in adult AVF or graft placement
Systemic heparin lowers early clot risk but raises bleeding danger for arm access patients
This meta-analysis evaluated systemic heparinization versus standard care in adults undergoing arm arteriovenous fistula or graft placement.
A large analysis shows systemic heparin cuts early clot risk for arm access but increases bleeding complications, requiring careful balance.
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).
Insulin and blood thinners caused most of the 63,817 drug errors reported in Saudi Arabia between 2020 and 2023, with pharmacists catching t…
Protocol outlines individualized anticoagulation monitoring in critically ill adults using unfractionated or low-molecular-weight heparin
ICU Blood Clot Prevention Has a Monitoring Problem — This Study Aims to Fix It
This study protocol describes a prospective observational cohort design evaluating individualized anticoagulation monitoring in critically i…
A new prospective study is testing whether a real-time clotting test called viscoelastic testing can give ICU doctors a more complete pictur…
Observational study identifies PF4-dependent antibodies in ELISA-negative HIT patients via functional testing
Could stopping blood thinners because of a false negative test actually harm you?
This observational research article with an animal component evaluates PF4-dependent platelet-activating antibodies in ELISA-negative patien…
Standard blood tests for a dangerous clotting disorder missed six patients, leading doctors to stop life-saving medicine and causing new clo…
Methylene blue arterial perfusion increases lymph node detection in rectal cancer resection patients
Blue Dye Helps Surgeons Find More Cancer Cells
A retrospective cohort study of 120 patients undergoing radical rectal cancer resection found that methylene blue arterial perfusion with he…
A simple blue dye injection helps surgeons find more cancer cells, leading to better treatment plans for people with rectal cancer.
Shorter heparin-to-bivalirudin bridging times (≤30 min) reduce hospitalization in acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing PCI
The Clock Is Ticking When You Switch Blood Thinners During Heart Surgery
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 197 patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
A simple timing tweak in how two common blood thinners are switched during heart procedures may cut the odds of landing back in the hospital…
Higher vs lower heparin dosing for elective PCI tested in cluster randomized trial design
Trial will compare two heparin doses for elective heart procedures
A cluster randomized crossover trial design paper outlines a study comparing higher-dose (100 units/kg) versus lower-dose (70 units/kg) unfr…
A new trial will test if a lower dose of heparin works as well as the standard amount for patients having elective heart procedures in Ontar…