2022
Anticoagulation strategies and recurrence of venous thromboembolic events in patients with sickle cell disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
El-Amin N, Iness A, Cyrus JW, Sisler I, Karam O. Anticoagulation strategies and recurrence of venous thromboembolic events in patients with sickle cell disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals Of Hematology 2022, 101: 1931-1940. PMID: 35895101, DOI: 10.1007/s00277-022-04901-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Sickle CellAnticoagulantsHemorrhageHumansRecurrenceVenous ThromboembolismVenous ThrombosisConceptsVenous thromboembolic eventsSickle cell diseaseCell diseaseThromboembolic eventsPulmonary embolismSystematic reviewDevelopment of bleedingOverall bleeding rateVenous thrombotic eventsRisk of mortalityProgression of thrombusAnticoagulant classDifferent anticoagulationAnticoagulation strategiesOverall recurrenceOverall mortalityThrombotic eventsAdverse outcomesPatient populationBleeding rateObservational studyOutcome measuresAppropriate managementPatientsRecurrence
2020
Perioperative Transfusions and Venous Thromboembolism
Goel R, Josephson CD, Patel EU, Petersen MR, Makhani S, Frank SM, Ness PM, Bloch EM, Gehrie EA, Lokhandwala PM, Nellis MM, Karam O, Shaz BH, Patel RM, Tobian AAR. Perioperative Transfusions and Venous Thromboembolism. Pediatrics 2020, 145: e20192351. PMID: 32198293, PMCID: PMC7111487, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-2351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative RBC transfusionPostoperative venous thromboembolismNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProjectVenous thromboembolismRBC transfusionRed blood cellsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProjectDevelopment of VTESurgical Quality Improvement ProjectDay of surgeryMultivariable logistic regressionQuality improvement projectDose-dependent mannerPerioperative transfusionPostoperative transfusionTransfusion statusThird tertilePediatric patientsPostoperative developmentSecond tertileAnnual incidenceProspective studyTransfusion decisionsHospitalized childrenBody of evidence