Search results for "Perioperative care"
Correction to a previous issue
An item in the Aug. 28 ACP InternistWeekly required correction.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/11/10.htm
11 Sep 2012
Drug may reduce transfusions but increase thrombosis in liver disease patients having elective invasive procedures
Eltrombopag, an oral thrombopoietin-receptor agonist, may reduce the need for platelet transfusions in patients with thrombocytopenia and chronic liver disease who are undergoing invasive elective procedures, but risk for portal-vein thrombosis may increase, according to a new industry-funded study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/28/6.htm
28 Aug 2012
Alcohol use disorder increases after bariatric surgery
Patients were more likely to report symptoms of alcohol use disorder two years after bariatric surgery than they were presurgery, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/26/5.htm
26 Jun 2012
Elevated troponin T may help predict 30-day mortality
Troponin T levels accurately predict 30-day mortality after noncardiac surgery, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/12/5.htm
12 Jun 2012