Tranexamic Acid to Treat Life-threatening Hemorrhage in Prostate Cancer Associated Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation with Excessive Fibrinolysis

This case illustrates the acute onset of life-threatening bleeding in a 57-year-old male with treatment-resistant metastatic prostate cancer. Laboratory results confirmed the presence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Despite aggressive transfusion support, his consumptive coagulopath...

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Autores principales: Prokopchuk-Gauk, Oksana, Brose, Kelsey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2015
Materias:
Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4727914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26848417
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.428

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4727914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26848417
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.428

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