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External validation of the IMPROVE Bleeding Risk Assessment Model in medical patients

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This study represents the largest externally validated Bleed RAM in a hospitalised medically ill patient population and a cut-off point score of 7 or above was able to identify a high-risk patient group for MB and any bleed.
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The IMPROVE Bleed Risk Assessment Model (RAM) remains the only bleed RAM in hospitalised medical patients using 11 clinical and laboratory factors. The aim of our study was to externally validate the IMPROVE Bleed RAM. A retrospective chart review was conducted between October 1, 2012 and July 31, 2014. We applied the point scoring system to compute risk scores for each patient in the validation sample. We then dichotomised the patients into those with a score

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New paradigms in venous thromboprophylaxis of medically ill patients

TL;DR: Current concepts of VTE and bleed risk in hospitalised medical patients, both in the hospital as well as the post-hospital discharge period are reviewed, and new paradigms of thromboprophylaxis in this population are discussed using an individualised, patient-centered approach.
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Anti-coagulant and anti-platelet therapy in the COVID-19 patient: a best practices quality initiative across a large health system.

TL;DR: A task force was assembled to address the utilization of anti-thrombotic and anti-platelet therapy in COVID-19 positive or suspected patients, and current guidelines, consensus documents, and policy documents from specialty organizations were used to formulate health system recommendations.
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Prevention of VTE in Nonsurgical Patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on optimal prophylaxis to reduce postoperative pulmonary embolism and DVT following major orthopedic surgery, and suggest the use of low-molecular-weight heparin in preference to the other agents we have recommended as alternatives.
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Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis in the acute hospital care setting (ENDORSE study): a multinational cross-sectional study.

TL;DR: A large proportion of hospitalised patients are at risk for VTE, but there is a low rate of appropriate prophylaxis, which reinforces the rationale for the use of hospital-wide strategies to assess patients' VTE risk and to implement measures that ensure that at-risk patients receive appropriate proPHylaxis.
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