<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

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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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

Publié en ligne: 11 mai 2017

Pages: 79 - 83

Reçu: 22 févr. 2017

Accepté: 19 avr. 2017

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

Mots clés
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

Publié en ligne: 11 mai 2017

Pages: 79 - 83

Reçu: 22 févr. 2017

Accepté: 19 avr. 2017

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

Mots clésVitamin K antagonists, major bleeding, prothrombin complex concentrate

© 2017

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

Mots clés
Vitamin K antagonists, major bleeding, prothrombin complex concentrate