Meeting
Abstract Number: 111
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Factor concentrates such as 4 factor-prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC) are commonly used off-label as reversal agents in factor Xa inhibitor-associated bleeding events. However, there have been limited studies on the efficacy and safety of 4F-PCC use in these settings. We conducted a retrospective observational study of the use of 4F-PCC for major bleeding occurring […]
Abstract Number: 723
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: An 86-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation on apixaban and aspirin for coronary artery disease presented with orthostatic syncope leading to a fall. Patient had complained of left upper quadrant abdominal pain the night prior to the fall. Patient denied trauma prior to the onset of abdominal pain, recent sore throat, […]