The protective effect of TMP-SMX prophylaxis in patients with AAV is primarily time-limited, with the most significant benefit occurring within the first 180 days of treatment. Time-dependent ...

Gurgaon: A 30-year-old woman suffering from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) — a serious vascular condition that, if untreated, can lead to life-threatening complications such as pulmonary embolism ...

Sickle Cell Disease is a chronic, inherited blood disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It is best known for causing anaemia, pain episodes, and organ complications, but a lesser-known ...

In medical terms, options that work to prevent migraine are also referred to as migraine prophylaxis. Some medications and treatments used as prophylactics may help reduce the frequency and ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a significant health problem, leading to the hospital admission of over 250,000 Americans each year. Its most serious acute complication, namely pulmonary embolus ...

For patients with creatinine clearance <30 mL/minute, the new prescribing information recommends reduced doses of 30 mg once daily for DVT prophylaxis and 1 mg/kg once daily for treatment of ...

and all demonstrated improvements in the use of VTE prophylaxis. Most studies evaluated change in provider behaviour, not patient outcome, and no study that evaluated outcomes demonstrated a reduction ...

Objective The use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) for prevention of infective endocarditis (IE) is controversial. In recent years, guidelines to cardiologists and dentists have advised restriction of ...