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Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for VTE treatment and prevention - Comparison Table

#DOAC #Anticoagulants #Anticoagulation #VTE #Management
anticoagulants (DOACs) for VTE ... treatment and prevention ... - Comparison Table ... Anticoagulants #Anticoagulation ... #VTE #Management
Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Thromboembolism Treatment ... points: Active bleeding ... @Clotmaster #Management ... #VTE #DVT #Algorithm ... #Hematology #Anticoagulation
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... table ... and procedural bleeding ... with a very low bleeding ... #Management #Treatment
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
for VTE in Malignancy ... at high risk of bleeding ... risk of recurrent VTE ... Cancer #Algorithm #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
the patient’s perioperative ... Anticoagulation ... - what is the bleeding ... • <3mo since VTE ... medical and surgical management
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation ... lead to severe bleeding ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology #treatment ... #medications #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Delivery • Stable ... Period • Breast-feeding ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment
Longterm Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Treat for 3 months and reassess
 • Isolated distal DVT (without cancer)
Thromboembolism Treatment ... PE - High Bleeding ... therapy - Second VTE ... #Algorithm #management ... #hematology #anticoagulation