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Use of Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Vitamin K Antagonist Reversal before Surgical Treatment of Intracranial Hemorrhage

BACKGROUND: Oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) is used to prevent/treat thromboembolism. Major bleeding is common in patients on OAT; eg, warfarin increases intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) risk. CASE: A 71-year-old male on warfarin (to reduce stroke risk) presented at Accident and Emergency Minor Injuri...

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Autor principal: Wong, Yun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3096433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21769259
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S6433