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Frederick A. Spencer

Frederick A. Spencer

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Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
34410
World Ranking
14895
National Ranking
618

Overview

Frederick A. Spencer is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with particular attention to internal medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, emergency medical services, surgery, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The main topics of Spencer's work include:

  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines Implementation
  • Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Frederick A. Spencer has published in several frequent venues, including:

  • Blood Advances
  • Blood
  • BMJ
  • Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Some notable recent papers include:

  • Prognostic factors for VTE and bleeding in hospitalized medical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Blood
  • Risk-assessment models for VTE and bleeding in hospitalized medical patients: an overview of systematic reviews, 2020, Blood Advances
  • Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis with D-dimer adjusted to clinical probability: prospective diagnostic management study, 2022, BMJ
  • DOACs vs LMWHs in hospitalized medical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis that informed 2018 ASH guidelines, 2020, Blood Advances
  • Risk models for VTE and bleeding in medical inpatients: systematic identification and expert assessment, 2020, Blood Advances

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers such as Mary Cushman, Holger J. Schünemann, Andrea Darzi, Samer G. Karam, and Rana Charide.

Best Publications

  • Risk factors for venous thromboembolism

    Frederick A. Anderson;Frederick A. Spencer

  • Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    James D. Douketis;Alex C. Spyropoulos;Frederick A. Spencer;Michael Mayr

  • Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    John J. You;Daniel E. Singer;Patricia A. Howard;Deirdre A. Lane

  • The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism

    John A. Heit;Frederick A. Spencer;Richard H. White

  • Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery: A Large, International, Prospective Cohort Study Establishing Diagnostic Criteria, Characteristics, Predictors, and 30-day Outcomes

    Fernando Botto;Pablo Alonso-Coello;Matthew T V Chan;Matthew T V Chan;Juan Carlos Villar

  • Recent trends in the incidence, treatment, and outcomes of patients with STEMI and NSTEMI

    David D. McManus;Joel M. Gore;Jorge L. Yarzebski;Frederick A. Spencer

  • Use of GRADE for assessment of evidence about prognosis: rating confidence in estimates of event rates in broad categories of patients.

    Alfonso Iorio;Frederick A Spencer;Maicon Falavigna;Carolina Alba

  • Thirty-Year Trends (1975 to 2005) in the Magnitude of, Management of, and Hospital Death Rates Associated With Cardiogenic Shock in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction A Population-Based Perspective

    Robert J. Goldberg;Frederick A. Spencer;Joel M. Gore;Darleen M. Lessard

  • Impact of age on management and outcome of acute coronary syndrome: observations from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE).

    Alvaro Avezum;Marcia Makdisse;Frederick Spencer;Joel M. Gore

  • American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prophylaxis for hospitalized and nonhospitalized medical patients

    Holger J. Schünemann;Mary Cushman;Allison E. Burnett;Susan R. Kahn

  • Antiplatelet Drugs: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    John W. Eikelboom;John W. Eikelboom;Jack Hirsh;Jack Hirsh;Frederick A. Spencer;Trevor P. Baglin

  • Seasonal distribution of acute myocardial infarction in the second National Registry of Myocardial Infarction.

    Frederick A. Spencer;Robert J. Goldberg;Richard C. Becker;Joel M. Gore

  • Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Per Olav Vandvik;A. Michael Lincoff;Joel M. Gore;David D. Gutterman

  • Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in acutely ill hospitalized medical patients: findings from the International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism.

    Victor F. Tapson;Hervé Decousus;Mario Pini;Beng H. Chong

  • Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy for Ischemic Stroke: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Maarten G. Lansberg;Martin J. O'Donnell;Pooja Khatri;Eddy S. Lang

  • The Worcester Venous Thromboembolism Study: A Population‐Based Study of the Clinical Epidemiology of Venous Thromboembolism

    Frederick A. Spencer;Cathy Emery;Darleen M. Lessard;Frederick A. Anderson

  • Predictive and Associative Models to Identify Hospitalized Medical Patients at Risk for VTE

    Alex C. Spyropoulos;Frederick A. Anderson;Gordon FitzGerald;Herve Decousus

  • Venous Thromboembolism in the Outpatient Setting

    Frederick A. Spencer;Darleen Lessard;Cathy Emery;George Reed

  • Implications of diabetes in patients with acute coronary syndromes. The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events

    Kristen Franklin;Robert J. Goldberg;Frederick Spencer;Werner Klein

  • Factors at Admission Associated With Bleeding Risk in Medical Patients: Findings From the IMPROVE Investigators

    Hervé Decousus;Victor F. Tapson;Jean François Bergmann;Beng H. Chong

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Goldberg
Robert J. Goldberg University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Joel M. Gore
Joel M. Gore University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Richard C. Becker
Richard C. Becker University of Cincinnati
James D. Douketis
James D. Douketis McMaster University
Frederick A. Anderson
Frederick A. Anderson University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Gordon H. Guyatt
Gordon H. Guyatt McMaster University
Sam Schulman
Sam Schulman McMaster University
Keith A.A. Fox
Keith A.A. Fox University of Edinburgh
Per Olav Vandvik
Per Olav Vandvik University of Oslo
Jeffrey S. Ginsberg
Jeffrey S. Ginsberg McMaster University

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