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Case Report

Emergency Management of Major Bleeding in a Case of Maxillofacial Trauma and Anticoagulation: Utility of Prothrombin Complex Concentrates in the Shock Room

by
Alessandro Morotti
* and
Mauro Felice Frascisco
Department of Internal Medicine, San Luigi Hospital, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, TO, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Hematol. Rep. 2015, 7(1), 5656; https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2015.5656
Submission received: 4 October 2014 / Revised: 4 February 2015 / Accepted: 18 February 2015 / Published: 9 March 2015

Abstract

Life-threatening bleeding in anticoagulation with Warfarin is an emergency challenging issue. Several approaches are available to treat bleeding in either over-anticoagulation or propeanticoagulation, including vitamin K, fresh frozen plasma and prothrombin complex concentrates (PCC) administration. In coexisting trauma-induced bleeding and anticoagulation, reversal of anticoagulation must be a rapid and highly effective procedure. Furthermore the appropriate treatment must be directly available in each shock rooms to guarantee the rapid management of the emergency. PCC require a simple storage, rapid accessibility, fast administration procedures and high effectiveness. Here we report the utility of PCC in management of a craniofacial trauma in proper-anticoagulation.
Keywords: life-threatening bleeding; anticoagulation; prothrombin complex concentrates life-threatening bleeding; anticoagulation; prothrombin complex concentrates

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Morotti, A.; Frascisco, M.F. Emergency Management of Major Bleeding in a Case of Maxillofacial Trauma and Anticoagulation: Utility of Prothrombin Complex Concentrates in the Shock Room. Hematol. Rep. 2015, 7, 5656. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2015.5656

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Morotti A, Frascisco MF. Emergency Management of Major Bleeding in a Case of Maxillofacial Trauma and Anticoagulation: Utility of Prothrombin Complex Concentrates in the Shock Room. Hematology Reports. 2015; 7(1):5656. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2015.5656

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Morotti, Alessandro, and Mauro Felice Frascisco. 2015. "Emergency Management of Major Bleeding in a Case of Maxillofacial Trauma and Anticoagulation: Utility of Prothrombin Complex Concentrates in the Shock Room" Hematology Reports 7, no. 1: 5656. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2015.5656

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Morotti, A., & Frascisco, M. F. (2015). Emergency Management of Major Bleeding in a Case of Maxillofacial Trauma and Anticoagulation: Utility of Prothrombin Complex Concentrates in the Shock Room. Hematology Reports, 7(1), 5656. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2015.5656

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