BACKGROUND The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in chronic liver disease (CLD) patients has been reported to be 0.5% to 6.3%. Studies report the use of thromboprophylaxis in CLD patients as suboptimal, with at least 75% of patients receiving no prophylaxis. OBJECTIVE To describe the use of VTE prophylaxis in CLD patients. DESIGN A retrospective review. SETTING Tertiary-care acade...

Background: Many individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF) do not receive recommended anticoagulant prophylaxis for stroke prevention. The study investigators attempted to assess whether the presence of relative contraindications (RCIs) to anticoagulation with warfarin might contribute to this, and to assess the risks and benefits of prophylaxis in patients with RCIs. Methods: Study investigato...

As a complication in patients with head injury or cerebral stroke, gastrointestinal bleeding is an important problem in neurosurgery. We reviewed 411 cases of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage, ruptured cerebral aneurysm and severe head injury in order to ascertain the pathologic condition of the gastrointestinal bleeding and to introduce an effective method of therapy. In 411 cases, gastro...