Anti-clotting agent does not improve outcomes of patients with severe pneumonia
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 13:50
in Health & Medicine
Use of the blood clot-inhibiting medication tifacogin does not appear to improve outcomes of patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP), according to a study conducted by researchers from North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The drug had shown some potential benefit in the sCAP subgroup of an earlier trial involving sepsis patients.