Just the facts: Management of life-threatening bleeding with oral anticoagulant use in the emergency department

CJEM. 2019 Jul;21(4):460-463. doi: 10.1017/cem.2019.345. Epub 2019 May 14.

Authors

Michael L Ho¹, Marc Carrier^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
³ The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.

PMID: 31084649
DOI: 10.1017/cem.2019.345

No abstract available

Keywords: Bleeding; emergency department; oral anticoagulant.

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Algorithms
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use*
Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
Antifibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
Checklist
Clinical Decision-Making
Dabigatran / adverse effects*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Tranexamic Acid / therapeutic use*

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Anticoagulants
Antifibrinolytic Agents
Tranexamic Acid
idarucizumab
Dabigatran