Anticoagulants. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Jerrold H. Levy.
• Editors: Levy, Jerrold H
• Contents: Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Editor; Authors; Forthcoming Issues; Forthcoming Issues; Recent Issues; Preface: Anticoagulants; Pharmacology and Safety of New Oral Anticoagulants; Key points; Introduction and background; Summary of pharmacology; Bleeding challenge; Bleeding treatment strategies; Summary; Clinical Use of the Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time and Prothrombin Time for Screening; Key points; Introduction; aPTT; PT and INR; Utility of aPTT and PT: evidence from the literature; Factors that may prolong the aPTT and/or pt. Coagulation tests as predictors of perioperative bleedingSummary; Measurement of Dabigatran in Standardly Used Clinical Assays, Whole Blood Viscoelastic Coagulation, and Thrombin Generation Assays; Key points; Introduction; Plasma-based clotting assays; Thromboelastography/rotation thromboelastometry; Thrombin generation; Pharmacology and Laboratory Testing of the Oral Xa Inhibitors; Key points; Introduction; Summary; Treatment and Long-Term Management of Venous Thromboembolism; Key points; Introduction; Phases of anticoagulation; Outpatient VTE treatment; Management; Summary. Anticoagulation Strategies for the Management of Postoperative Atrial FibrillationKey points; Introduction; Consequences of developing POAF; Preventing POAF; Management strategies in POAF: rate versus rhythm control; Prevention of thromboembolism; Antithrombotic therapy for the management of AF and POAF; Management of Anticoagulation Agents in Trauma Patients; Key points; Introduction; Initial assessment of the anticoagulated trauma patient; Management of the anticoagulated trauma patient; Summary; New Oral Anticoagulant-Induced Bleeding; Key points; Introduction. Prevalence and severity of bleeding events with traditional and new oral anticoagulantsCurrently available options for anticoagulation reversal and bleeding management; Case studies of NOAC reversal; Discussion; Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Associated with New Oral Anticoagulant Use; Key points; Introduction; Epidemiology and prognosis of OAC-ICH; Predisposing factors for OAC-ICH; Emergency treatment of ICH associated with VKA therapy; Emergency treatment of ICH associated with NOAC therapy; Periprocedural Management of Patients on Anticoagulants; Key points; Introduction. Oral anticoagulants and laboratory testsPeriprocedural management of warfarin-induced anticoagulation in patients with AF; Periprocedural management of warfarin-induced anticoagulation in patients with DVT and VTE; Periprocedural management of warfarin-induced anticoagulation in patients with mechanical heart valves; Periprocedural management of patients on antiplatelet medications; Periprocedural management of patients on aspirin; Periprocedural management of patients on other antiplatelet drugs; Approved uses of new oral anticoagulants.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (273 pages), illustrations, charts, tables
• Subjects: 615.718; Anticoagulants (Medicine); MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Anticoagulants (Medicine); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323323307; 0323323308
• Related ISBNs: 9780323323291
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 14, 2014).
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