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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2013
Case ReportsEmergency abdominal surgery in a patient anticoagulated with dabigatran.
- Jonas Paul DeMuro.
- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma & Critical Care, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA. jdemuro@winthrop.org.
- Ulus Travma Acil Cer. 2013 Sep 1; 19 (5): 469-71.
AbstractDabigatran is a newer oral anticoagulant, indicated for chronic atrial fibrillation anticoagulation. Experience with an emergent laparotomy in a patient on dabigatran is presented. Difficulties of this medication and strategies to deal with the coagulopathy from this direct thrombin inhibitor are described.
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