Publications by authors named "Ajay Kurup"

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  • The study investigates the risks of stopping versus continuing anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet medications (ACAP) before cervical and thoracic epidural steroid injections, focusing on the incidence of epidural hematomas (EHs).
  • Data from 591 patients scheduled for interlaminar cervical and/or thoracic epidural steroid injections between 2009 and 2017 was analyzed, revealing that 351 patients stopped their ACAP medications, while 240 continued them without any clinically relevant cases of EHs.
  • The findings suggest that there is a minimal risk of EHs regardless of whether patients ceased or maintained their ACAP, prompting a re-evaluation of current practices regarding these medications before the
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Three different patients presented to our institution with right-sided infective endocarditis (IE). All three were found to have vegetation on the tricuspid valve. These patients were started on appropriate antimicrobial therapy according to their blood cultures sensitivities.

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