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Should we test the prothrombin time in anticoagulated epistaxis patients?

Epistaxis is one of the most frequent emergencies in rhinology. Patients using anticoagulative medication are at increased risk for epistaxis. We evaluated the prothrombin time and the international normalized ratio (INR) in anticoagulated epistaxis patients. Patients suffering from epistaxis were p...

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Autores principales: Soyka, Michael B., Holzmann, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: OceanSide Publications, Inc. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3679570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23772329
http://dx.doi.org/10.2500/ar.2013.4.0049