On this episode of EPM Talk, Mark Plaster chats with Dr. Jeff Johnson, the medical director of the Hillcrest Medical Center Emergency Department. Mark and Jeff discuss the advances in treating blood clots specifically the mechanical removal of clots.
What are your experiences treating blood clots? Share your tips in the comments.
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Mark.
Great interview w Dr. Johnson. I too got a DVT post vax! I am 60 years old w less than 20% body fat, workout everyday and always on the move! Go figure
This was a very good discussion for giving us an insight into the state of the technology and how to set up a successful program o intervention. On a personal level, I have been fan of gaining expertise in these procedures in order to be able to treat the sickest patients.
However it is important for pioneering programs such as these to collect the evidence of benefit of intervention for patients with lesser clot burden, as in their enthusiasm tech companies and procedurists can lose site of identifying the patients where the benefit is significantly greater than the risk.