Evaluation of a novel blood volume-based enoxaparin dosing guideline for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma patients.

Purpose: Fixed-dose and body mass index (BMI)-based enoxaparin regimens provide inadequate venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis for many trauma patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel blood volume (BV)-based enoxaparin guideline vs a historical BMI-based guideline for VTE prophylaxis in trauma patients.

Methods: This was a retrospective pre/post study completed at a large academic level 1 trauma center.

Nonprescription medication use in patients with heart failure: assessment methods, utilization patterns, and discrepancies with medical records.

Background: The use of over-the-counter products, herbals, and vitamins or supplements (collectively termed "nonprescription medications") is common among individuals with cardiovascular disease. We sought to determine patterns and predictors of nonprescription medication use and assessed whether different survey methodology may result in variable patient reporting of these products.

Methods And Results: We surveyed 161 patients with heart failure.