Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Should Be Used to Reverse Factor Xa Inhibitors in the Setting of Life-Threatening Bleeding

Ann Emerg Med. 2023 Sep;82(3):362-363. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.09.003. Epub 2023 Jan 18.

Authors

Megan A Rech¹, Michael Gottlieb²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL; Department of Emergency Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood IL.
² Department of Emergency Medicine Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

PMID: 36669923
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.09.003

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MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / adverse effects
Blood Coagulation Factors* / therapeutic use
Factor Xa Inhibitors* / adverse effects
Hemorrhage / chemically induced
Hemorrhage / drug therapy
Humans

Substances

prothrombin complex concentrates
Factor Xa Inhibitors
Blood Coagulation Factors
Anticoagulants