Management of superficial venous thrombosis of the leg

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Review notes lack of consensus on best treatment but oral NSAIDs and compression stockings are used to provide symptomatic relief for pain and swelling. Guidelines suggest that fondaparinux or a low molecular weight heparin are options for some high risk patients.

Reversal of trauma-induced coagulopathy using first-line coagulation factor concentrates or fresh frozen plasma (RETIC): a single-centre, parallel-group, open-label, randomised trial

The Lancet Haematology

RCT (n=100, Austria) was terminated early for futility and safety reasons because compared to patients on coagulation factor concentrates, a higher proportion of patients receiving fresh frozen plasma required rescue therapy (52 vs. 4%) and massive transfusion (30 vs. 12%).

Reversal strategies for non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants: a critical appraisal of available evidence and recommendations for clinical management—a joint position paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group

European Heart Journal

Paper notes that while available clinical data for specific antidotes of NOACs are limited, it is very likely these agents will successfully reverse.

Thrombophilia Testing in Provoked Venous Thromboembolism: A Teachable Moment

JAMA Internal Medicine

This Teachable Moment looks at the value of testing for inherited thrombophilia in patients with provoked venous thrombophilia.

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