The purpose of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the incidence and severity of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)-related complications in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. We reviewed the records of 1,500 consecutive patients who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass between August 1987 and December 1991 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. During this period of time, the...

V enous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is the third most common cardiovascular disease in the United States after myocardial infarction and stroke.1 The incidence of acute DVT is approximately 70 to 100 out of 100,000 people each year, with more than 100,000 to 300,000 cases annually in the United States.2,3 Acute PE has an annual incid...

BACKGROUND Patients undergoing general surgery present an inherent risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Evidence-based strategies for prevention and treatment of DVT should be continuously upgraded on the basis of good-quality recent trials. DATA SOURCES Articles were identified using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library databases (January 1980 to July 2003). Randomized clinical trials an...

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Out of 155 newly hatched SPF White Leghorn chicks, five chicks were randomly separated to confirm the SPF status of the chicks before inoculation. The remaining 150 chicks were divided into six groups. The three sacrificed groups (A, B and C) of 30 chicks each and their respective three mortality groups (MA, MB and MC) of 20 chicks each. The chicks in groups A and MA, and in groups B and MB wer...

Mujer de 39 años, con diagnóstico carcinoma epidermoide cérvix localmente avanzado y en quimioterapia; ingresó a emergencia por presentar aumento progresivo volumen dolor punzante moderada intensidad la pierna izquierda, diez días evolución.