[Hemorrhage after accidental overdosage of enoxaparin: monitoring and therapy]

Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2014 Jun;49(6):368-73. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1383888. Epub 2014 Jul 8.
[Article in German]

Abstract

At the morning of the sixth postoperative day after a complex cardiac surgery procedure, a patient accidentally received a subcutaneous injection of 450 mg Enoxaparin sodium (Clexane®, Sanofi GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany). A few hours later an excessive coagulopathy developed and necessitated the transfusion of allogenic blood products. The present case report describes and discusses our diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
  • Drug Overdose
  • Enoxaparin / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medical Errors
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / chemically induced
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy
  • Postoperative Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
  • Postoperative Hemorrhage / therapy*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Enoxaparin