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Tag: PCC

  • Highlights of the 2013 ASH Annual Meeting

    Stephan Moll, MD writes…  The annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) took place this month (Dec 6-12th, 2013) in New Orleans. The clinically relevant highlights about thrombosis and anticoagulation are summarized below.

  • Reversing Warfarin for Urgent Surgeries – Extended FDA Approval of Kcentra

    Stephan Moll, MD writes… The FDA approved today (Dec 13th, 2013) the use of the drug Kcentra® for urgent warfarin reversal in patients who need an urgent surgical procedure.  This extends the indications for use of this drug – it had been approved by the FDA in April 2013 to treat major bleeding on warfarin…

  • Three Things We Shouldn’t Do

    Stephan Moll, MD writes…  The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has identified 3 things that physicians dealing with DVT, PE and anticoagulation should avoid – published today [ref 1].

  • International Coagulation Meeting (ISTH 2013): Highlights

    Stephan Moll, MD writes…  A major international coagulation conference, the bi-annual meeting of the International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH; http://www.isth.org), took place in Amsterdam, Holland, from June 29th to July 4th, 2013.  The clinically relevant highlights about thrombosis and anticoagulation are summarized below.