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Discovery of Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage during Hernioplasty in a Patient Taking Rivaroxaban
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We discuss the first ever case of rivaroxaban causing major intra-abdominal hemorrhage found in a patient during emergency hernioplasty.
The source of bleeding was not identified either intra- or postoperatively.
This is on a background of treatment for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with rivaroxaban, a complication that resulted from a total knee arthroplasty performed four weeks prior.
Rivaroxaban is a new generation of anticoagulants that directly inhibits factor Xa and is used for DVT treatment in major orthopaedic surgery.
Here we discuss the major side effects of rivaroxaban, namely, the increased risk of major bleeding as well as the irreversibility of this anticoagulant, should such bleeding occur.
We advise caution in the use of rivaroxaban even in patients that are at low risk of bleeding given the discovery of hemorrhage as presented in this case.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chow, Harry& Ng, Michael K.. 2015. Discovery of Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage during Hernioplasty in a Patient Taking Rivaroxaban. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060039
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chow, Harry& Ng, Michael K.. Discovery of Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage during Hernioplasty in a Patient Taking Rivaroxaban. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060039
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chow, Harry& Ng, Michael K.. Discovery of Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage during Hernioplasty in a Patient Taking Rivaroxaban. Case Reports in Surgery. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060039
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1060039