Normalization of Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Correlates with Low Levels of Dabigatran in a Patient with Severe Sepsis

The oral anticoagulant dabigatran etexilate can be a challenge when patients need acute surgery. Sepsis and acute renal failure exacerbate the anticoagulant effect. There is no specific reversal agent for dabigatran etexilate, but it can be removed by hemodialysis. We present a case where a patient...

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Autores principales: Højland, Rikke Ebenhard, Thorup, Stine Borch, Rasmussen, Bodil Steen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26221544
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/137504

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26221544
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/137504

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