Hospital Medicine

Hemostasis

Questions discussed in this category

Should platelet transfusions be considered for anti-platelet agent reversal in patients with major bleeding?

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In massive transfusion protocol from suspected hemorrhage, is it worth obtaining a TEG to guide transfusion?

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Would you use PCC for clotting factor repletion in acute life threatening hemorrhage in a patient with elevated INR from coagulopathy of liver disease?

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Is there a role for anti-fibrinolytic agents in patients with hyperfibrinolytic disseminated intravascular coagulation?

The use of anti-fibrinolytics is typically contraindicated in DIC, but does it have benefit in DIC states characterized by hyperfibrinolysis?

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Papers discussed in this category

Lancet, 2016 May 10

Platelet transfusion versus standard care after acute stroke due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy (PATCH): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial.

Lancet (London, England), 2010-07-03

Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

J Intensive Care, 2014 Feb 20

Diagnosis and treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) according to four DIC guidelines.

Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program, 2015

Coagulopathy in liver disease: a balancing act.

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