Hemorrhage

A 24-year-old previously healthy Greek man with recent COVID-19 infection presented to the Tufts emergency department with a 1-week history of high fevers, generalized weakness, sore throat and blurry vision.

Patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration who experienced catastrophic vision loss after subretinal hemorrhage were linked to longer anti-VEGF treatment duration and shorter time from prior injection.

Pregnancy-related deaths with an underlying cause of hemorrhage continue to be frequent, with the most common hemorrhage subclassifications varying by race and ethnicity, according to a research letter published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Use of the JADA system, an intrauterine vacuum-induced hemorrhage control device, led to rapid and effective bleeding control for vaginal and cesarean births, according to real-world study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearances to seven triage and notification findings of varying conditions on chest X-ray and head CT images, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.

Older adults with chronic kidney disease are at an increased risk for major hemorrhage, according to data published in Kidney International.

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy was associated with a higher risk for isolated nontraumatic subdural hemorrhage in two large, independent cohorts, according to research presented at International Stroke Conference.

Addition of an oral factor XIa inhibitor to aspirin and clopidogrel vs. standard therapy for stroke prevention.

CHICAGO — Surgery and pneumatic displacement both showed benefits in the treatment of submacular hemorrhage in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration, according to a study presented here.

About four in five pregnancy-related deaths that occurred in the United States from 2017 to 2019 were preventable, according to the CDC.