HämostaseologiePub Date : 2024-09-12DOI: 10.1055/a-2337-3687
Anna Woestemeier, Silvia Horneff, Vincent Marlon Lüder, Jennifer Nadal, Arne Koscielny, Jörg C. Kalff, Johannes Oldenburg, Georg Goldmann, Philipp Lingohr
{"title":"Perioperative Management for Port Catheter Procedures in Pediatric Patients with Severe Hemophilia and Inhibitors","authors":"Anna Woestemeier, Silvia Horneff, Vincent Marlon Lüder, Jennifer Nadal, Arne Koscielny, Jörg C. Kalff, Johannes Oldenburg, Georg Goldmann, Philipp Lingohr","doi":"10.1055/a-2337-3687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2337-3687","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000<b>Background</b> The objective of this systematic study was to assess the perioperative management and outcome of surgery in pediatric patients with hemophilia A/B and inhibitors compared to nonhemophilic pediatric patients.</p> <p>\u0000<b>Methods</b> The surgical outcome of 69 port catheter operations in patients with hemophilia who developed inhibitory antibodies against the administered factor was compared to 51 procedures in the control group. In the patients with hemophilia and inhibitors, a standardized protocol for recombinant activated factor VII was used to prevent perioperative bleeding.</p> <p>\u0000<b>Results</b> Hemophilic pediatric patients with inhibitors showed no significant differences in perioperative management (blood transfusion: <i>p</i> = 0.067, duration of surgery: <i>p</i> = 0.69; <i>p</i> = 0.824) in comparison to patients without hemophilia<i>.</i> The length of hospital stay was significantly longer in pediatric patients with hemophilia and inhibitors (20 days vs. 4 days for insertion; 12 days vs. 1 day for explantation). Moreover, no statistically significant difference was found for secondary bleeding (three patients with hemophilia vs. none in the control group; <i>p</i> = 0.11) or surgical complications (five hemophilia patients vs. none with grade I complication; one hemophilia patient vs. none with grade II complications; <i>p</i> = 0.067).</p> <p>\u0000<b>Conclusion</b> This study has demonstrated that port catheter insertion and removal is safe in these patients. Moreover, it shows the importance of a coordinated approach with a multidisciplinary team.</p> ","PeriodicalId":501645,"journal":{"name":"Hämostaseologie","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142213378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HämostaseologiePub Date : 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1055/a-2239-0750
Günther Kappert, Jürgen Koscielny, Christoph Sucker
{"title":"Reform des Kapitels 32 (Laboratoriumsmedizin) im einheitlichen Bewertungsmaßstab (EBM)","authors":"Günther Kappert, Jürgen Koscielny, Christoph Sucker","doi":"10.1055/a-2239-0750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2239-0750","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Am 11.04.2024 hat die Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung neue Kostenpauschalen für die Labordiagnostik und eine Anpassung des laborärztlichen Honorars veröffentlich; dies ist im Internet einsehbar (<uri href=\"https://www.kbv.de/html/1150_68777.php\">https://www.kbv.de/html/1150_68777.php</uri>).</p> ","PeriodicalId":501645,"journal":{"name":"Hämostaseologie","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141520920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HämostaseologiePub Date : 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779011
Christian F. Opitz, F. Joachim Meyer
{"title":"Pulmonary Embolism: An Update Based on the Revised AWMF-S2k Guideline","authors":"Christian F. Opitz, F. Joachim Meyer","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1779011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1779011","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common acute cardiovascular disease. The risk of PE increases with age and mortality is high. Patients are stratified into hemodynamically stable versus unstable patients, as this has important implications for diagnosis and therapy. Since clinical signs and symptoms of acute PE are nonspecific, the clinical likelihood of PE is estimated to guide diagnostic pathways. D-dimer testing is performed in hemodynamically stable patients with low or intermediate probability of PE and the visualization of thromboembolism and its sequelae is commonly achieved with computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA), supplemented by ultrasound techniques. With confirmed PE, another risk stratification estimates disease severity and defines intensity and setting of the ensuing treatment. The therapeutic spectrum ranges from outpatient treatment with initial oral anticoagulation to thrombolytic or interventional treatment in the intensive care unit or catheterization laboratory. In single cases, even acute surgical thrombectomy is attempted.</p> ","PeriodicalId":501645,"journal":{"name":"Hämostaseologie","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140837561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HämostaseologiePub Date : 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1055/a-2280-1098
{"title":"Thrombozyten: Blutstillung ohne Gerinnselbildung","authors":"","doi":"10.1055/a-2280-1098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2280-1098","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000<b>Im vorliegenden Review fassen R. Kaiser und Kollegen bereits anerkannte und neuere Studien zusammen, die erläutern, wie es den kleinen, kernlosen Thrombozyten gelingt, die vaskuläre Integrität aufrechtzuerhalten, wenn sie mit Herausforderungen wie Infektionen, sterilen Entzündungen und sogar Malignität konfrontiert werden.</b>\u0000</p> ","PeriodicalId":501645,"journal":{"name":"Hämostaseologie","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140837610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HämostaseologiePub Date : 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1055/a-2173-7729
Robert Klamroth, Hanno Riess, Jan Beyer-Westendorf, Birgit Linnemann
{"title":"Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients on Anticoagulation: An Update Based on the Revised AWMF S2k Guideline","authors":"Robert Klamroth, Hanno Riess, Jan Beyer-Westendorf, Birgit Linnemann","doi":"10.1055/a-2173-7729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2173-7729","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the recently updated German S2k Guideline “Diagnostics and Therapy of Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism,” a new chapter was incorporated about recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients on anticoagulation treatment. Despite the high efficacy of anticoagulation in most patients, approximately 2% experience a recurrent VTE event while receiving anticoagulant drugs. The proper diagnosis of the recurrent VTE is important and possible only with the knowledge of localization and thrombus burden of the primary VTE event. Possible reasons for recurrent VTE events in patients on anticoagulation are non-adherence to medication, sub-therapeutic drug levels due to resorption disorders or drug interactions, or concomitant disease with high thrombogenicity. Cancer is the most common underlying disease, but it is important to investigate and understand possible other causes whenever a breakthrough VTE event occurs. This results in the recommendation that in patients with VTE recurrence on therapeutic anticoagulation, in particular, the presence of malignant disease, antiphospholipid syndrome, and rare diseases like paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria or Behçet's disease should be considered. For VTE recurrence during heparin therapy, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II needs to be ruled out, even if platelet counts are within the normal range. Although the mechanisms of recurrence on anticoagulation can be evaluated in a certain degree, clinical evidence for the management of recurrent VTE in anticoagulated patients is minimal and mainly based on expert opinion. Switching anticoagulant medication and intensifying anticoagulant treatment are possible options.</p> ","PeriodicalId":501645,"journal":{"name":"Hämostaseologie","volume":"171 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140837566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HämostaseologiePub Date : 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1055/a-2178-6574
Birgit Linnemann, Jan Beyer-Westendorf, Christine Espinola-Klein, Katja S. Mühlberg, Oliver J. Müller, Robert Klamroth
{"title":"Management of Deep Vein Thrombosis: An Update Based on the Revised AWMF S2k Guideline","authors":"Birgit Linnemann, Jan Beyer-Westendorf, Christine Espinola-Klein, Katja S. Mühlberg, Oliver J. Müller, Robert Klamroth","doi":"10.1055/a-2178-6574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2178-6574","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are the most common manifestations of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Most DVTs affect the lower-extremity veins. Since the symptoms of DVT are non-specific, a prompt and standardised diagnostic work-up is essential to minimise the risk of PE in the acute phase and to prevent thrombosis progression, post-thrombotic syndrome and VTE recurrence in the long-term. Only recently, the AWMF S2k guidelines on Diagnostics and Therapy of Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism have been revised. In the present article, we summarize current evidence and guideline recommendations focusing on lower-extremity DVT (LEDVT). Depending on whether the diagnostic work-up is performed by a specialist in vascular medicine or by a primary care physician, different diagnostic algorithms are presented that combine clinical probability, D-dimer testing and diagnostic imaging. The diagnosis of ipsilateral recurrent DVT poses a particular challenge and is presented in a separate algorithm. Anticoagulant therapy is an essential part of therapy, with current guidelines clearly favouring regimens based on direct oral anticoagulants over the traditional sequential therapy of parenteral anticoagulants and vitamin K antagonists. For most DVTs, a duration of therapeutic-dose anticoagulation of at least 3 to 6 months is considered sufficient, and this raises the question of the risk of VTE recurrence after discontinuation of anticoagulation and the need for secondary prophylaxis in the long-term. Depending on the circumstances and trigger factors that have contributed to the occurrence of DVT, management strategies are presented that allow decision-making taking into account the individual bleeding risk and patient's preferences.</p> ","PeriodicalId":501645,"journal":{"name":"Hämostaseologie","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140842526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HämostaseologiePub Date : 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1055/a-2239-0770
Birgit Linnemann, Robert Klamroth
{"title":"Current Topics from the Revised German S2k Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism","authors":"Birgit Linnemann, Robert Klamroth","doi":"10.1055/a-2239-0770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2239-0770","url":null,"abstract":"<p>It is an honor and a great pleasure for us to be guest editors for this special issue of <i>Hämostaseologie – Progress in Haemostasis</i>, which addresses important issues surrounding the complex of venous thromboembolism (VTE). In February 2023, the revised guideline on “Diagnostics and Therapy of Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism” has been published on the website of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF)<xref idref=\"OR202402editorial-1\">1</xref>. This guideline was drawn up under the leadership of the German Society of Angiology (DGA), and representatives of 17 scientific societies contributed to its content. As an S2k guideline, its recommendations are consensus based and are the result of a systematic review and evaluation of current evidence and consideration of the benefits and harms of diagnostic and therapeutic options. In this special issue, guideline authors provide a comprehensive overview of selected guideline topics which might be of clinical relevance to our readers and our community of haemostaseologists.</p> ","PeriodicalId":501645,"journal":{"name":"Hämostaseologie","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140837791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HämostaseologiePub Date : 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1055/a-2280-1083
{"title":"Efgartigimod hilft bei Immunthrombozytopenie","authors":"","doi":"10.1055/a-2280-1083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2280-1083","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000<b>Die primäre Immunthrombozytopenie (ITP) ist eine erworbene Autoimmunerkrankung durch Autoantikörper gegen thrombozytäre Antigene und gekennzeichnet durch eine isolierte Thrombozytopenie. Efgartigimod bindet den Fc-Rezeptor kompetitiv und bewirkt einen Abbau und die Reduktion zirkulierender IgG-Autoantikörper. In der Phase-3-ADVANCE-IV-Studie profitierten vorbehandelte Erkrankte mit chronischer und persistierender ITP.</b>\u0000</p> ","PeriodicalId":501645,"journal":{"name":"Hämostaseologie","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140837563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HämostaseologiePub Date : 2024-04-18DOI: 10.1055/a-2251-6766
Christina C. Rolling, Malte Mohme, Carsten Bokemeyer, Manfred Westphal, Sabine Riethdorf, Katrin Lamszus, Klaus Pantel, Felix Klingler, Florian Langer
{"title":"Circulating Tumor Cells and Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Glioblastoma","authors":"Christina C. Rolling, Malte Mohme, Carsten Bokemeyer, Manfred Westphal, Sabine Riethdorf, Katrin Lamszus, Klaus Pantel, Felix Klingler, Florian Langer","doi":"10.1055/a-2251-6766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2251-6766","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Patients with glioblastoma (GBM) are at increased risk for arterial and venous thromboembolism (TE). Risk factors include surgery, the use of corticosteroids, radiation, and chemotherapy, but also prothrombotic characteristics of the tumor itself such as expression of tissue factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, or podoplanin. Although distant metastases are extremely rare in this tumor entity, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been detected in a significant proportion of GBM patients, potentially linking local tumor growth characteristics to systemic hypercoagulability. We performed post hoc analysis of a study, in which GBM patients had been investigated for CTCs. Information on TE was retrieved from electronic patient charts. In total, 133 patients (median age, 63 years; interquartile range, 53–70 years) were analyzed. During follow-up, TE was documented in 14 patients (11%), including 8 venous and 6 arterial events. CTCs were detected in 26 patients (20%). Four (15%) patients with CTCs had a TE compared with 10 (9%) patients without CTCs. There was no difference in the frequency of TE events between patients with and those without detectable CTCs (<i>p</i> = 0.58). In summary, although our study confirms a high risk of TE in GBM patients, it does not point to an obvious association between CTCs and vascular thrombosis.</p> ","PeriodicalId":501645,"journal":{"name":"Hämostaseologie","volume":"201 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140627702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HämostaseologiePub Date : 2023-12-14DOI: 10.1055/a-2031-8165
Jürgen Koscielny, Günther Kappert, Christoph Sucker
{"title":"Programm für die Veranstaltung des BDDH im Rahmen der 68. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Thrombose- und Hämostaseforschung in Wien 2024 und Petition an den Deutschen Bundestag aufgrund eines drohenden Praxenkollaps","authors":"Jürgen Koscielny, Günther Kappert, Christoph Sucker","doi":"10.1055/a-2031-8165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2031-8165","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000<b>Veranstaltung des BDDH auf dem 68. GTH-Jahreskongress 2024</b>\u0000</p> <p>Vom 27.02. – 01.03.2024 findet der 68. Jahreskongress der Gesellschaft für Thrombose- und Hämostaseforschung in Wien statt. Im Rahmen des Kongresses findet auch eine Sitzung des Berufsverbandes der Deutschen Hämostaseologen (BDDH) statt. Den Vorsitz übernehmen Jürgen Koscielny als 1. Vorsitzender und Günther Kappert als 2. Vorsitzender des BDDH. Zunächst findet ein öffentlicher Teil statt, im Anschluss dann ein nicht-öffentlicher Teil nur für Mitglieder des BDDH. Der genaue Termin für die Veranstaltung des BDDH im Rahmen des Kongresses steht noch nicht fest.</p> ","PeriodicalId":501645,"journal":{"name":"Hämostaseologie","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138680299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}