21st century twist on Cullen's sign: new generation anticoagulants and splenic traum

New anticoagulants such as Rivaroxaban have become a popular choice for patients needing anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism, chiefly because anticoagulation is maintained without the need for monitoring. This can be problematic in cases of trauma, and in this article,...

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Autores principales: Bilkhu, Amarvir, Mosley, Frances, Gokhale, Jay A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4979530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27511911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw114
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description New anticoagulants such as Rivaroxaban have become a popular choice for patients needing anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism, chiefly because anticoagulation is maintained without the need for monitoring. This can be problematic in cases of trauma, and in this article, we discuss the management and outcome of managing an elderly patient with a shattered spleen while on Rivaroxaban.
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spelling pubmed-49795302016-08-11 21st century twist on Cullen's sign: new generation anticoagulants and splenic traum Bilkhu, Amarvir Mosley, Frances Gokhale, Jay A. J Surg Case Rep Case Report New anticoagulants such as Rivaroxaban have become a popular choice for patients needing anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism, chiefly because anticoagulation is maintained without the need for monitoring. This can be problematic in cases of trauma, and in this article, we discuss the management and outcome of managing an elderly patient with a shattered spleen while on Rivaroxaban. Oxford University Press 2016-08-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4979530/ /pubmed/27511911 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw114 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2016. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4979530/
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