Kar Rahul, Abel Erik, Burcham Pamela, Firstenberg Michael S
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, OH, USA.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 Aug;17(2):421-2. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivt207. Epub 2013 May 10.
Reversal of anticoagulation-induced bleeding in the perioperative period can be challenging, particularly with an unstable patient with a mechanical valve. We present a case of life-threatening bleeding successfully managed with a prothrombin complex concentrate as an alternative to fresh frozen plasma.