<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The main complication of anticoagulant therapy is major bleeding. Clinicians are usually aware of these side effects and are careful when managing the therapeutic range of vitamin K antagonist drugs. But major bleeding, while lifethreatening, can be overlooked if there are no visible signs of bleeding. Two cases are described in which inaccurate diagnoses lead to inadequate treatment.</p></abstract>

The main complication of anticoagulant therapy is major bleeding. Clinicians are usually aware of these side effects and are careful when managing the therapeutic range of vitamin K antagonist drugs. But major bleeding, while lifethreatening, can be overlooked if there are no visible signs of bleeding. Two cases are described in which inaccurate diagnoses lead to inadequate treatment.

Case Report. Non-Obvious, Post-Traumatic, Life-Threatening Bleeding in Two Elderly Patients

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The main complication of anticoagulant therapy is major bleeding. Clinicians are usually aware of these side effects and are careful when managing the...

Case Report. Non-Obvious, Post-Traumatic, Life-Threatening Bleeding in Two Elderly Patients

Published Online: May 11, 2017

Page range: 79 - 83

Received: Feb 22, 2017

Accepted: Apr 19, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0012

Keywords
Vitamin K antagonists, major bleeding, prothrombin complex concentrate

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Case Report. Non-Obvious, Post-Traumatic, Life-Threatening Bleeding in Two Elderly Patients

Published Online: May 11, 2017

Page range: 79 - 83

Received: Feb 22, 2017

Accepted: Apr 19, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0012

KeywordsVitamin K antagonists, major bleeding, prothrombin complex concentrate

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Vitamin K antagonists, major bleeding, prothrombin complex concentrate