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Applying risk assessment models in orthopaedic surgery: overview of our clinical experienceA S Gallus
Flinders Medical Centre, Department of Haematology, Flinders University School of Medicine, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 10:S53-61. 1999..Ever shorter hospital admissions after elective surgery mean that prophylaxis given only in hospital may not be sufficient...
Which patients with venous thromboembolism are at risk for fatal pulmonary embolism?Alexander Gallus
Department of Haematology and Genetic Pathology, Flinders University School of Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 5:604-5. 2008..These results reinforce previous observations that also linked symptomatic PE, massive PE, old age, and cancer to a raised likelihood of death from PE despite appropriate therapy...
Management options for thrombophiliasAlexander S Gallus
Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Semin Thromb Hemost 31:118-26. 2005....
Travel, venous thromboembolism, and thrombophiliaAlexander S Gallus
Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Semin Thromb Hemost 31:90-6. 2005..Whether this surrogate outcome measure translates into clinical benefit remains unknown, but support stockings are likely to be more effective and have less adverse effects than the use of aspirin...
New aspects of the blood coagulation cascade, anticoagulants and vein thrombosis in AsiaA S Gallus
Department of Haematology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park 5042, South Australia, Australia
Ann Acad Med Singapore 31:685-96. 2002..New anticoagulants were even more effective in recent trials. There is urgent need for studies in Asia that define the locally relevant benefits and hazards of the increasing range of agents now available...
Heparin pentasaccharideAlexander S Gallus
Department of Haematology, Flinders Medical Centre, Belford Park, SA 5042, Adelaide, Australia
Curr Opin Hematol 9:422-9. 2002..Results of phase III treatment trials for DVT/PE will soon be available, but studies in coronary artery disease are less advanced...
Travel and venous thrombosisAlexander S Gallus
Department of Hematology, Flinders Medical Center, Adelaide, Australia
Curr Opin Pulm Med 8:372-8. 2002..This makes it sensible to target such "at risk" people with advice about hazards and precautions, at least until formal study validates some other approach...
Preventing venous thromboembolism in general medical inpatients and after an ischaemic strokeA S Gallus
Department of Haematology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Australia
Haemostasis 30:64-71; discussion 63. 2000....
Accuracy and clinical usefulness of the CoaguChek S and XS Point of Care devices when starting warfarin in a hospital outreach settingMagdalena Sobieraj-Teague
Flinders Medical Centre, Department of Haematology, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042
Thromb Res 123:909-13. 2009..To assess clinical usefulness of CoaguChek S and XS monitors to measure International Normalised Ratio (INR) when starting warfarin in community patients...
Warfarin and acetaminophen interactionMarkus G Gebauer
Pharmacy Department Repatriation General Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Pharmacotherapy 23:109-12. 2003..Patients receiving warfarin should be counseled to have their INR monitored more frequently when starting acetaminophen at dosages exceeding 2 g/day...
Efficacy and safety of fondaparinux for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in older acute medical patients: randomised placebo controlled trialAlexander T Cohen
Department of Surgery, Guy s, King s, and St Thomas s School of Medicine, London SE5 9PJ
BMJ 332:325-9. 2006..To determine the efficacy and safety of the anticoagulant fondaparinux in older acute medical inpatients at moderate to high risk of venous thromboembolism...
The risk of iatrogenic bleeding in acute coronary syndromes and long-term mortalityMagdalena Sobieraj-Teague
Department of Haematology, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
Curr Opin Cardiol 23:327-34. 2008....
A dose-ranging study evaluating once-daily oral administration of the factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban in the treatment of patients with acute symptomatic deep vein thrombosis: the Einstein-DVT Dose-Ranging StudyHarry R Buller
Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Blood 112:2242-7. 2008..8% of those receiving standard therapy. These results with simple fixed-dose oral regimens justify phase 3 evaluations (www.ClinicalTrials.gov no.NCT00395772)...
Screening for venous thrombosis by ultrasonography before hospital discharge after major joint surgeryAlexander S Gallus
Med J Aust 182:149-50. 2005
Physician compliance with guidelines for deep-vein thrombosis prevention in total hip and knee arthroplastyRichard J Friedman
Charleston Orthopedic Associates, Charleston, SC 29414, USA
Curr Med Res Opin 24:87-97. 2008..Our objective was to analyze data from the multinational Global Orthopaedic Registry (GLORY) to evaluate the compliance of surgeons with the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines for VTE prevention...
