Venous Doppler ultrasound in critically Ill COVID-19 patients: game changer in anticoagulation therapy.

Background: COVID-19 infection has been associated with a high rate of thrombotic events, such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and acute pulmonary embolism (APE).

Methods: The purpose of our retrospective study was to evaluate the prevalence of asymptomatic DVT in lower limbs in critically ill COVID-19 patients (n = 23) with severe respiratory failure and high levels of D-dimer by bedside Doppler ultrasound (DU).

Results: DVT was diagnosed in 14 cases (60.

Multicentre prospective study of drug-eluting bead chemoembolisation safety using tightly calibrated small microspheres in non-resectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Purpose: To assess the safety and tolerability of transarterial drug-eluting bead chemoembolisation (DEB-TACE) using tightly calibrated 100-μm microspheres in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Method: This multicentre prospective study included 131 patients with a 2-year follow-up. All patients had Child-Pugh scores ≤ B7, a good performance status, and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage A or B.

Local low-dose urokinase thrombolysis for the management of haemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism with right ventricular dysfunction.

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of local low-dose urokinase thrombolysis (LLDUT) in haemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism with right ventricular dysfunction (RVD).

Methods And Results: This was a prospective study. LLDUT with a 200,000 IU bolus followed by a 100,000 IU/hr infusion was given.