Hematology (all articles)
Research: Topical Tranexamic Acid Compared With Anterior Nasal Packing for Treatment of Epistaxis in Patients Taking Antiplatelet Drugs
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:12h | UTCTopical Tranexamic Acid Compared With Anterior Nasal Packing for Treatment of Epistaxis in Patients Taking Antiplatelet Drugs: Randomized Controlled Trial – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Topical TXA in Epistaxis – R.E.B.E.L.em (free)
CAR T-Cell Therapies Drive Outcomes in Lymphoma, Myeloma
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:13h | UTCCAR T-Cell Therapies Drive Outcomes in Lymphoma, Myeloma: Treatments Hold Promise for People with Hard-to-Treat Blood Cancers – 2017 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting (free)
Related commentary: CAR T-Cell Therapy Makes Further Inroads in Lymphoma and Myeloma – ASCO Post (free)
Related Study: Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells in Refractory B-Cell Lymphomas – New England Journal of Medicine (free), Editorial: A Milestone for CAR T Cells (free) AND Visual Abstract (free)
Guideline: Myeloid Growth Factors
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:49h | UTC
Report: Traumatic Coagulopathy and Massive Transfusion
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:33h | UTC
Research: Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Deep-Vein Thrombosis
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:16h | UTCCommentaries: Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis for Deep-Vein Thrombosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis for DVT – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis did not result in lower risk of post-thrombotic syndrome and was associated with higher risk of major bleeding.
Consensus on the Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCCommentary and Summary: Consensus for Management of Bleeding on Oral Anticoagulants – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Guidelines for the use of imaging in the management of patients with myeloma
3 Dec, 2017 | 18:54h | UTC
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
3 Dec, 2017 | 18:52h | UTCRelated review: Waldenström macroglobulinemia: 2017 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and management – American Journal of Hematology (free)
Review: Head and Neck Lymphomas in HIV Patients
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:19h | UTC
Review – Antithrombotics in trauma: management strategies in the older patients
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCAntithrombotics in trauma: management strategies in the older patients – Journal of Blood Medicine (free)
Guideline: Platelet Transfusion for Patients With Cancer
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:14h | UTC
Research: Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:17h | UTCRestrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: TRICS III: Restrictive Red-Cell Transfusion Noninferior to Liberal Use in Cardiac Surgery – TCTMD (free) AHA: Restrictive Blood Transfusion OK for Select Patients – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related article: Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery: The TRACS Randomized Controlled Trial – JAMA (free)
Review: Management of anticoagulation in hip fractures
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:36h | UTCManagement of anticoagulation in hip fractures – Effort Open Reviews (free)
Review: Role of liver magnetic resonance imaging in hyperferritinaemia and the diagnosis of iron overload
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:27h | UTC
Guideline: Hairy Cell Leukemia
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:20h | UTCHairy Cell Leukemia, Version 2.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:14h | UTCEuropean guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (free PDF articles):
– Patients with preexisting coagulation disorders and after severe perioperative bleeding
– Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
– Surgery in the obese patient
– Surgery during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period
– Day surgery and fast-track surgery
– Chronic treatments with antiplatelet agents
– Aspirin
Meta-analysis – Tranexamic acid: is it about time?
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:14h | UTCCommentaries: Tranexamic acid: is it about time? – The Lancet (free) Rapid use of blood drug could save thousands of lives, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Severely bleeding patients must receive lifesaving drug within minutes, not hours – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Association of Warfarin Use With Lower Overall Cancer Incidence
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:56h | UTC“In this population-based cohort study of 1.256.725 persons, there was a significantly lower age- and sex-adjusted incidence rate ratio of cancer among warfarin users vs nonusers”.
Policy Statement: Cord Blood Banking for Potential Future Transplantation
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:34h | UTCCord Blood Banking for Potential Future Transplantation – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News release: Updated policy reaffirms value of public over private cord blood banks (free)
Commentaries: Pediatrics Group Updates Recommendations on Cord Blood Banking – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Systematic review: antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:37h | UTCOriginal article: Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Research: Pregnancy, thrombophilia, and the risk of a first venous thrombosis
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:36h | UTC“Women with antithrombin, protein C, or protein S deficiency or with homozygous factor V Leiden should be considered for antepartum or postpartum thrombosis prophylaxis, or both”.
Review: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:46h | UTCSummary with 10 key points to remember: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
See also: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Original article: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Receipt of Blood Transfusion From Previously Pregnant Donor Associated with Increased Risk of Death Among Male Recipients
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:33h | UTCAssociation of Blood Transfusion From Female Donors With and Without a History of Pregnancy With Mortality Among Male and Female Transfusion Recipients – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Blood Boundaries: Should Transfusions Be Matched by Sex? – Scientific American (free) AND Are transfusions harmful to men if the blood comes from women who have been pregnant? – STAT (free) AND Receipt of Blood Transfusion From Previously Pregnant Donor Associated with Increased Risk of Death Among Male Recipients – The JAMA Network (free)
Research: Comparative safety of direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin in venous thromboembolism
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:30h | UTCCommentary: New Anticoagulants Not Linked To Excess Bleeding Rates – Cardiobrief (free)
Research: Iron absorption from oral iron supplements given on consecutive versus alternate days
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:10h | UTCCommentaries: Treatment of iron deficiency is getting trendy – The Lancet Haematology (free) AND Taking Iron Every Other Day Linked to Better Absorption in Iron-Deficient Women – Physician’s First Watch (free)