Search Tag: PCC
2019 15 Oct
Ilkay Baylam, PMP, MBA, is the Assistant Director at Planetree International . Through his role here, Baylam provides the company with strategic guidance for international business development for key stakeholders, whilst implementing international standards for person-centred care at the organisational level. Baylam will be speaking at this year’s...Read more
2019 26 Sep
The EACTS/EACTA Guidelines on patient blood management for adult cardiac surgery. The EACTS/EACTA guidelines were published jointly by the Society of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Cardiac Surgery for patient blood management. In the bleeding patient with a low fibrinogen level (<1.5 g/L), fibrinogen substitution may be considered to reduce...Read more
2019 26 Sep
Specific treatment options for factor Xa inhibitor-related bleeding, focusing on drugs like rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban. Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs/DOACs) are direct reversible inhibitors of factor Xa. These drugs are also reversible inhibitors versus warfarin or other vitamin K antagonist that are used in Europe. Anticoagulants...Read more
2018 06 Sep
Current guidelines for rapid anticoagulation reversal for emergency surgery recommend four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) and vitamin K co-administration. A team of experts from the U.S., Canada and Germany reviewed the current evidence on PPC treatment for vitamin K antagonist reversal in the perioperative setting. Overall, the studies...Read more
2014 04 Aug
Healthcare organisations are increasingly in need of systems and approaches that will enable them to be more responsive to the needs and wishes of their clients. Customised service is generally perceived not only as better quality but also as more attractive, thus allowing a premium to be charged. Two recent trends, namely, patient-centred care (PCC)...Read more