Why the study?
Does FEIBA and vitamin K administration safely reverse dabigatran anticoagulation in a patient requiring emergency surgery?
Population
1 80-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation taking dabigatran for stroke prevention who required emergency…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
Until hospital discharge
Authors
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May support FEIBA plus vitamin K for dabigatran reversal before emergency surgery; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.
Does FEIBA and vitamin K administration safely reverse dabigatran anticoagulation in a patient requiring emergency surgery?
This case report suggests that FEIBA and vitamin K may be effective for the emergency reversal of dabigatran prior to urgent surgery.
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