April 30th 2024
A team of researchers developed 3 quality improvement measures embedded in electronic health records (EHRs) to improve care delivery in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Risk Factors for Hemophilia-Related Bleeding From Prophylaxis Explored in New Study
June 28th 2022Creating and validating effective risk assessment models could help facilitate appropriate prophylaxis for hemophilia, but more research is needed to confirm the prognostic value of various clinical risk factors and biomarkers.
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Unmet Need Remains in iTTP Treatment, but Caplacizumab Could Be Major Step Forward
May 28th 2022A panel of experts suggests adding caplacizumab to the historic treatment of plasma exchange and immunosuppression could lead to significant improvement in outcomes for patients with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP).
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Case Study: Caplacizumab May Salvage Refractory Immune TTP Following COVID-19 Vaccine
May 20th 2022While suggesting that the disorder be included in the differential diagnosis of thrombocytopenia following vaccination, the group emphasized that the benefits of global vaccination against the virus outweigh the risk of this rare complication.
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