Hospital Medicine

Peri-Operative Medicine

Questions discussed in this category

How do you decide if patients without contraindications should receive IV fluids during the pre-operative period if they are undergoing surgery during their hospitalization?

In other words, do you consider administering pre-operative IV fluids routinely or only under specific circumstances?

2 Answers available

Do you routinely use higher-dose VTE prophylaxis in patients admitted with traumatic orthopedic injuries undergoing surgery?

For example, would you recommend using enoxaparin 30 mg BID instead of 40 mg QD?

1 Answer available

When do you consider using aspirin 81 mg PO BID for VTE prophylaxis over other agents in patients with a fracture, considering recent trial data?

O'Toole et al., PMID 36652352

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

The New England journal of medicine, 2023 Jan 19

Aspirin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis after a Fracture.

JAMA, 2022 Aug 23

Effect of Aspirin vs Enoxaparin on Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: The CRISTAL Randomized Trial.

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