• Obstetrics and gynecology · Jun 2003

    Case Reports

    Successful treatment with recombinant factor VIIa for intractable bleeding at pelvic surgery.

    • Jarosław Daniloś, Andrzej Goral, Piotr Paluszkiewicz, Krzysztof Przesmycki, and Jan Kotarski.
    • First Department of Gynecology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland. obgyn@panaceum.am.lublin.pl
    • Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Jun 1; 101 (6): 1172-3.

    BackgroundPostoperative bleeding may be complicated by failure to identify the site of bleeding, multiple bleeding points, and persistent hemorrhage despite surgical intervention.CaseActivated recombinant factor VII was used successfully in a patient with life-threatening postsurgical bleeding after resection of two large extraperitoneal pelvic sarcomas.ConclusionIn severe hemorrhage, hemostasis can be achieved with activated recombinant factor VII.

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