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Hip arthroplasty fatality related to dabigatran induced gastrointestinal haemorrhage

We report a fatality due to massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a patient receiving prophylactic dabigatran etexilate following a total hip replacement. A 79-year-old woman was commenced on dabigatran for venous thromboembolic prophylaxis following a total hip replacement. She presented again fo...

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Autores principales: Carter, A, Sarda, P, George, M, Corbett, S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Surgeons 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5137645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24417860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588414X13824511649779