Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS
@lwestafer.bsky.social
EM doc at BaystateEM | cofounder of FOAMpodcast |#impsci & #VTE researcher| addiction Med | 🏳️🌈she/her #LGBTQinMedicine
Surprisingly, although people had a general preference for one anticoagulant, they were pretty agnostic to the choice. There was this circular practice of EM starting UFH to allow HM more choices followed by therapeutic momentum (HM continues what ED started).
January 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Surprisingly, although people had a general preference for one anticoagulant, they were pretty agnostic to the choice. There was this circular practice of EM starting UFH to allow HM more choices followed by therapeutic momentum (HM continues what ED started).
In @annalsofem.bsky.social we published on the shocking rise in UFH use for PE www.annemergmed.com/article/S019.... We wanted to know why, so we conducted a qual study out in @jama.com and found some interesting things jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky
January 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In @annalsofem.bsky.social we published on the shocking rise in UFH use for PE www.annemergmed.com/article/S019.... We wanted to know why, so we conducted a qual study out in @jama.com and found some interesting things jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky
Guidelines recommend alternatives to UFH in acute PE bc unpredictable pharmacokinetics & resource intensity. we looked at nearly 300K pts hospitalized w/acute PE & found out UFH use has increased! www.annemergmed.com/article/S019... @annalsofem.bsky.social #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky
November 22, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Guidelines recommend alternatives to UFH in acute PE bc unpredictable pharmacokinetics & resource intensity. we looked at nearly 300K pts hospitalized w/acute PE & found out UFH use has increased! www.annemergmed.com/article/S019... @annalsofem.bsky.social #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky