Use of prothrombin complex concentrates for urgent reversal of dabigatran in the Emergency Department

Haematologica. 2013 Nov;98(11):e143-4. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2013.092767.
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Keywords: bleeding; dabigatran; prothrombin complex concentrate; reversal.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Benzimidazoles / adverse effects*
  • Blood Coagulation / drug effects
  • Blood Coagulation / physiology
  • Blood Coagulation Factors / therapeutic use*
  • Dabigatran
  • Emergency Medical Services / methods*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Female
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemorrhage / chemically induced
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • beta-Alanine / adverse effects
  • beta-Alanine / analogs & derivatives*

Substances

  • Benzimidazoles
  • Blood Coagulation Factors
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • beta-Alanine
  • prothrombin complex concentrates
  • Dabigatran