Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 2008
Periprocedural anticoagulation management of patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
To estimate the 3-month cumulative incidence of thromboembolism (TE), bleeding, and death among consecutive patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) who were receiving long-term anticoagulation therapy and were referred to the Thrombophilia Center at Mayo Clinic for periprocedural anticoagulation management. ⋯ The 3-month cumulative incidence of TE and bleeding among patients with AF in whom anticoagulation was temporarily interrupted for an invasive procedure was low and was not significantly influenced by bridging therapy.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 2008
Comparative Study Clinical TrialPreoperative evaluation of patients with history of allergy to penicillin: comparison of 2 models of practice.
To study whether allergy consultation and penicillin allergy skin testing affects the selection of antibacterial prophylaxis perioperatively in surgical patients with history of allergy to penicillin (HOAP). ⋯ For patients with HOAP, evaluation at the POEC was associated with increased use of cephalosporin and decreased use of vancomycin.