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Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
bleeding risk ... ✔ Procedures with ... a very low bleeding ... Therapy • Low Bleed-Risk ... postoperative • High Bleed-Risk
Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
Stroke and bleeding ... CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Risk #Stroke #Bleed
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Internal Thoracic Artery Bleeding and Harvest

By Michel Pompeu Sá, MD @M_Pompeu_Sa_MD via @CardioSurgPost

#ITA #Thoracic #Artery #Bleed
Thoracic Artery Bleeding ... Thoracic #Artery #Bleed ... intraoperative #surgery ... #video
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Thresholds for Transfusion of Platelets in Adults
Major surgery or invasive procedure, no active bleeding - 
≤
or invasive procedure ... , no active bleeding ... neurosurgery, no active bleeding ... with active bleeding ... undergoing invasive procedure
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Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
, GU bleed, Gyn ... bleed, Epistaxis ... , Surgery, Hemodialysis ... sprue, IBD, Bypass surgery ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Intraoperative Opening of Aortic Dissection - Thoracic Surgery

Dr. Bobby Yanagawa @BobbyYanagawa

#Intraoperative #Opening #Aortic #Dissection #aorta #surgery
Dissection - Thoracic Surgery ... Dissection #aorta #surgery ... CTS #clinical #video ... #bleeding
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CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED ... stroke risk and bleed ... S Stroke 1 B Bleeding ... #Risk #Stroke #Bleed ... AFib #Diagnosis #Hematology
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... - HAS-BLED (atrial ... with very high bleeding ... based on high bleeding ... Anticoagulation #Factors #Hematology
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Bleeding Risk for ... Invasive/Surgical Procedures ... • Dermatologic procedures ... or procedure with ... polypectomy) #Bleeding
Dermatology Punch Skin Biopsy Demonstration

Useful for obtaining a full-thickness skin biopsy.

#Punch #Biopsy #clinical #video #dermatology #procedure
Dermatology Punch ... Biopsy #clinical #video ... #dermatology #procedure
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