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Improving IV Insulin Administration in a Community Hospital
Published on: June 11, 2012
Alex C Spyropoulos1, Walter Ageno1, Gregory W Albers1
1From the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and the Department of Medicine, Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis Services, Northwell Health at Lenox Hill Hospital (A.C.S.), and the Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center (J.L.H.) - all in New York; the Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy (W.A.); the Stanford Stroke Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford (G.W.A.), and the University of California at Davis, Sacramento (G.A.M.) - both in California; the Department of Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (C.G.E.); Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and CPC Clinical Research, Aurora (W.R.H.); Département Hospitalo-Universitaire FIRE (Fibrose Inflammation Remodelage), University Paris Diderot, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, and INSERM Unité 1148, Paris (P.G.S.); Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London (P.G.S.); McMaster University and the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute - both in Hamilton, ON, Canada (J.I.W.); Janssen Research and Development, Raritan (E.S., E.S.B.), and the Thrombosis and Hematology Therapeutic Area, Clinical Development, Pharmaceuticals, Bayer U.S., Whippany (T.E.S.) - both in New Jersey; and the College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City (G.E.R.).
Extended thromboprophylaxis with rivaroxaban did not significantly reduce venous thromboembolism risk in medically ill patients post-discharge. Major bleeding events were infrequent in both rivaroxaban and placebo groups.
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