The guideline was drafted by a writing group identified by the Haemostasis and Thrombosis
Task Force of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH). All the authors …

Long duration travel is a weak risk factor for the development of venous thromboembolism
(VTE). The incidence of VTE after flights of> 4 h is 1 in 4656 and for flights of more than 8 h …

Conditions which result in hypercoagulable blood or venous stasis may predispose to the
development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Most of the recently described risk factors for …

The prior identification of subjects who are likely to bleed excessively when subjected to
operative surgery and other invasive procedures is desirable. Frequently, reliance is placed …

The role of oral Vitamin K administration in the reversal of anticoagulation is not yet clear
because of a paucity of data on the early effects of treatment, apparent differences in efficacy …

ContextThe link between long-haul air travel and venous thromboembolism is the subject of
continuing debate. It remains unclear whether the reduced cabin pressure and oxygen …

The congenital sideroblastic anemias (CSAs) are relatively uncommon diseases
characterized by defects in mitochondrial heme synthesis, iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster …

Describes the use of D-dimer assays alone and in combination with each other to develop
strategies that safely exclude the diagnosis in patients presenting with suspected deep vein …

The article comments on the withdrawal of activated protein c from the use in patients with
severe sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). As stated, this is an …

To investigate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in two risk groups, stored serum
samples from treated haemophiliacs and intravenous drug users were tested for anti‐HCV …