ISSN:
1432-1238
Keywords:
Key words Prothrombin-complex concentrate
;
Oral anticoagulation
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Fresh frozen plasma
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Liver dysfunction
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Heart surgery
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A 17-year-old patient with Shone's disease had to be readmitted to the hospital 3 months after implantation of an artificial aortic valve because of extreme mitral insufficiency with consecutive pulmonary edema and hepatic dysfunction. He had been orally anticoagulated and presented with a high international normalized ratio of 6.7. Emergency replacement of the mitral valve was possible only after administration of prothrombin-complex concentrate, as vitamin K1 and fresh frozen plasma did not correct the hemostatic defect sufficiently.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340051023
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