Tag: NOACs

Safety of PE Treatment with Rivaroxaban

by Anand Swaminathan posted August 31, 2017 No Comments

Background: The simplified PE Severity Index (sPESI) is one of several validated prognostic tools for acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The European Society of Cardiology recommended the use of the sPESI to risk-stratify patients with acute PE into low risk (sPESI=0) and …

Thoracic and Respiratory

Dancing with the Devil: Taking Dabigatran to the OR

by Scott Wieters posted August 31, 2015 No Comments

So you are minding your own business working in the ED at Big Hospital, when two dudes (paramedics) bring in a patient with abdominal pain. As luck would have it, this person has a perforated bowel and needs surgery pretty …

Hematology and Oncology