Less deep vein thrombosis due to transcutaneous fibular nerve stimulation in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: It has been known for years that deep vein thrombi (DVT) start to develop during total joint arthroplasty. Previously, we reported effective prevention of venous stasis by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). It is hypothesized that TENS might be a thromboprophylactic tool for the limb undergoing surgery.

Helicobacter pylori-associated chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and low molecular weight H. pylori proteins.

We examined the association between Helicobacter pylori infection and chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (cITP) to clarify the development of H. pylori-associated cITP. cITP patients were classified into 3 different groups: Hp-negative (HP-N); Hp-positive, completely or partially responsive to treatment (CR); and Hp-positive and unresponsive to treatment (NR).

Aspirin reversal--an incremental administration of aspirin shortens the bleeding time prolonged by low-dose aspirin.

In summary, an incremental dosage of aspirin (660 mg) shortens the bleeding time prolonged by daily low-dosage aspirin (81 mg) in healthy subjects. The "Aspirin Reversal" phenomenon might be useful to control excessive bleeding during surgery in patients taking daily low-dosage aspirin as anti-coagulants.