Atraumatic splenic rupture associated with apixaban

Apixaban is a direct oral anticoagulant that works by inhibiting factor Xa. It has been associated with adverse bleeding outcomes including atraumatic splenic rupture. We present the case of an 86-year-old man who presented with features of left upper abdominal pain and hemorrhagic shock found to ha...

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Autores principales: Basnet, Sijan, Mohanty, Elan, Mir, Izza, Dhital, Rashmi, Koirala, Ajay, Tachamo, Niranjan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6385321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30815265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19832490
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Sumario:Apixaban is a direct oral anticoagulant that works by inhibiting factor Xa. It has been associated with adverse bleeding outcomes including atraumatic splenic rupture. We present the case of an 86-year-old man who presented with features of left upper abdominal pain and hemorrhagic shock found to have atraumatic splenic rupture and hemoperitoneum on imaging.

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