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Assessing the outcome of systemic tissue plasminogen activator for the management of venous and arterial thrombosis in pediatricsFiona Newall
Clinical Haematology Department, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Vic, Australia
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 29:269-73. 2007..More cohort studies reporting the outcome of uniform protocols of thrombolytic therapy in children are required...
Clinical use of unfractionated heparin therapy in children: time for change?Fiona Newall
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
Br J Haematol 150:674-8. 2010..There is an urgent need for change in our approach to the use of UFH in children...
Refinement and feasibility testing of a manual micro-method for protamine titrationF Newall
Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Int J Lab Hematol 31:457-61. 2009..This protamine titration method may offer an alternative to anti-Xa assays for clinical monitoring of children on heparin therapy, and will enhance clinical studies investigating paediatric-specific management of UFH therapy...
Optimising anticoagulant education in the paediatric setting using a validated model of educationFiona Newall
Clinical Haematology Department, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Patient Educ Couns 73:384-8. 2008..Providing education to patients requiring anticoagulant therapy may be associated with improved outcomes. This study investigated the knowledge outcomes of a validated educational intervention...
A survey of pediatric cardiology nurses' understanding of warfarin therapyF Newall
Department of Haematology, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Pediatr Cardiol 27:204-8. 2006..The impact of this lack of knowledge on the effectiveness of patient education has not been evaluated, but it is unlikely to be helpful...
Home INR monitoring of oral anticoagulant therapy in children using the CoaguChek S point-of-care monitor and a robust education programFiona Newall
Department of Clinical Haematology, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Thromb Res 118:587-93. 2006..This study aimed to improve the outcomes of home monitoring of warfarin therapy in children through the development and implementation of a robust intervention, based upon the PRECEDE model of education...
In vivo age dependency of unfractionated heparin in infants and childrenFiona Newall
Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010
Thromb Res 123:710-4. 2009..In vitro studies have shown that this practice may be suboptimal. This study aimed to improve the understanding of the impact of age upon UFH response in vivo...
Unfractionated heparin therapy in infants and childrenFiona Newall
MN, BSci, Royal Children s Hospital, Clinical Haematology Department, 9th Floor, Main Building, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Pediatrics 123:e510-8. 2009....
Age-related plasma reference ranges for two heparin-binding proteins--vitronectin and platelet factor 4F Newall
Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Int J Lab Hematol 31:683-7. 2009..Future studies are required to evaluate the possible impact of age-dependent differences in binding between heparin-binding proteins and UFH...
Age is a determinant factor for measures of concentration and effect in children requiring unfractionated heparinFiona Newall
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Thromb Haemost 103:1085-90. 2010..The trend toward increased UFH serum concentration and anticoagulant activity with age may be related to short-term differences in UFH binding to coagulant and competitive plasma proteins in vivo...
Novel interactions between UFH and TFPI in childrenFiona Newall
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Br J Haematol 151:376-80. 2010....
Arterial ischaemic stroke in childrenC Barnes
Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 40:384-7. 2004....
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in childrenF Newall
Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 39:289-92. 2003..Improved laboratory techniques could facilitate improved screening and diagnosis of this serious adverse drug reaction...
Point-of-care monitoring of oral anticoagulation therapy in children. Comparison of the CoaguChek XS system with venous INR and venous INR using an International Reference Thromboplastin preparation (rTF/95)Anthea Greenway
Department of Haematologg, The Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Australia
Thromb Haemost 102:159-65. 2009..This resulted in infrequent changes to clinical decision making regarding anticoagulation...
Age-related differences in heparin responseVera Ignjatovic
Department of Haematology, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
Thromb Res 118:741-5. 2006..This study aimed to determine whether heparin therapeutic range determination is affected by the age of plasma donors and whether age-specific therapeutic ranges for heparin therapy may need to be considered in the clinical setting...
Anticoagulation in neonates and children: Pitfalls and dilemmasPaul Monagle
Department of Clinical Haematology, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Blood Rev 24:151-62. 2010..There remains much research to be done in this field, in the meantime clinicians need to carefully consider the evidence available to them and manage each individual patient accordingly...
Developmental haemostasis. Impact for clinical haemostasis laboratoriesPaul Monagle
Department of Haematology, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, and University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria 3051, Australia
Thromb Haemost 95:362-72. 2006..Finally we present age related reference ranges for D-dimers, TFPI, and endogenous thrombin potential, previously not described...
Warfarin therapy in children who require long-term total parenteral nutritionFiona Newall
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Women's and Children's Health, Parkville, Australia
Pediatrics 112:e386. 2003..Warfarin therapy can be administered safely in children who require long-term TPN. Warfarin prophylaxis seems to prolong CVAD survival...
Point of care monitoring of oral anticoagulant therapy in children: comparison of CoaguChek Plus and Thrombotest methods with venous international normalised ratioVera Ignjatovic
Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Thromb Haemost 92:734-7. 2004..5. The CoaguChek method of INR monitoring is a more accurate and reliable method compared to Thrombotest, in the pediatric population tested, and can be safely used to manage oral anticoagulant therapy in children...
Dosing and monitoring of enoxaparin (Low molecular weight heparin) therapy in childrenVera Ignjatovic
Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Br J Haematol 149:734-8. 2010..This study demonstrated a 2-3-fold variation in individual dose requirements for LMWH in children <or=5 years of age, and further mandates the need for age-specific dosage requirements in children receiving enoxaparin...
Assessing outcome measures of oral anticoagulation management in childrenSophie Jones
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Thromb Res 127:75-80. 2011....
Acute idiopathic portal vein thrombosis in a child: a case report and literature reviewChristopher J Fraser
Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Thromb Res 117:279-81. 2006
Arterial thromboembolic disease: a single-centre case series studyPaul Monagle
Department of Clinical Haematology, Royal Children s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 44:28-32. 2008..The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, aetiology, diagnostic criteria, management and outcome of arterial thromboembolism (TE) in a tertiary paediatric centre...
Evaluation of a post-operative thrombin inhibitor replacement protocol to reduce haemorrhagic and thrombotic complications after paediatric liver transplantationWinita Hardikar
Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
Thromb Res 126:191-4. 2010..This report consists of two complimentary studies examining the frequency of haemostatic complications before and after the introduction of a post-operative thrombin inhibitor replacement therapy protocol at a single institution...
Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis in childrenC Barnes
Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 40:53-5. 2004..CONCLUSION: Cerebral SVT in children is associated with significant residual neurological morbidity. Prospective studies to identify predictors of outcome and effective management interventions are required...
Anticoagulation clinics for children achieve improved warfarin managementFiona Newall
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Thromb Res 114:5-9. 2004
Reduced bone density in children on long-term warfarinChris Barnes
Department of Haematology, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia
Pediatr Res 57:578-81. 2005..The etiology for the reduced bone density is likely to be multifactorial, however, screening of children on long-term warfarin for reduced bone density should be considered...
Post-thrombotic syndromeC Barnes
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Arch Dis Child 86:212-4. 2002....
Comparison of 'time within therapeutic INR range' with 'percentage INR within therapeutic range' for assessing long-term anticoagulation control in children: a rebuttalS Jones
Clinical Haematology Department, The Royal Children s Hospital Departments of Nursing and Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne Haematology Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
J Thromb Haemost 9:2331-2. 2011..Comparison of time within therapeutic INR range with percentage INR within therapeutic range for assessing long-term anticoagulation control in children: reply to a rebuttal. This issue, pp 2332-3...
Venous thromboembolic disease: a single-centre case series studyFiona Newall
Department of Clinical Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 42:803-7. 2006..Optimal diagnostic and treatment interventions for venous thromboembolism have not yet been determined for infants and children, despite the significant incidence of long-term sequelae...
Point-of-care antithrombotic monitoring in childrenFiona Newall
Department of Clinical Haematology, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville 3052, Australia
Thromb Res 118:113-21. 2006..The advent of point-of-care (POC) monitoring of anticoagulant therapy offers a potential solution to this challenge. This paper reviews the published literature relating to POC monitoring of oral anticoagulant therapy in children...
Clinical outcomes of management of CVAD occlusionsCalvin Peng
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Arch Dis Child 96:885-7. 2011..The authors conclude that tPA is safe and effective in extending the life of occluded CVADs occlusions by months to years but is less effective in implantable ports...
Patient understanding of warfarin therapy: a review of education strategiesFiona Newall
Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, 3053, Australia
Hematology 10:437-42. 2005....
Temporal aspects of anti-heparin-PF4 antibodies in heparin-induced thrombocytopeniaFiona Newall
Ann Thorac Surg 81:1944; author reply 1944-5. 2006
