That’s a leading question. Of course you would. Who wouldn’t want to know more about a disease that has killed >1 million people to date, worldwide. Who wouldn’t want to know more […]
VTE and COVID-19: Would you like to know more? Read More
Now the TiLLI project has been completed, I have been asked to give a late breaking abstract presentation at the upcoming annual scientific conference of the Royal College of Emergency
Thromboprophylaxis in Lower Limb Immobilisation #RCEMASC2019 Read More
This post covers a talk I was asked to give at the recent RCEM CPD conference in Belfast. A great event, and well hosted in spite of the LOC chair
JC: Pulmonary embolism, ambulatory care and the goddess of the hunt Read More
Been a while since we have had any clotology on here. That is unacceptable. So here we go with another journal club fest on the management of acute VTE. Now
The rise and SURPRISE of the DOACs. St.Emlyn’s Read More
All good EM/CC clinicians know that venous thrombo embolism (VTE) is a potential complication of traumatic injury. The immobilisation and haematological changes associated with signficant injury are reasonably well described.
JC: The VTE and Major Trauma. St.Emlyn’s Read More
A familiar scenario: You are on duty and your standby phone goes off just as you have come back from your coffee break. The ambulance cell informs you that they
Nil nocere: do no harm reversing warfarin! Read More
You don’t need me to tell you that VTE is a huge problem. 10 million cases worldwide, a cost to the NHS of £466,000,000 and half a million European deaths
VTE masterclass with Dan Horner at #RCEM15 Read More
Virchester has a long history of research in the ambulatory management of venous thromboembolism. Several MDs and PhDs have been completed here looking at both therapeutic and diagnostic strategies in
JC: Do all VTE patients need a CT for cancer? Read More
