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Anticoagulation reversal agents

2018/12/7
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Last week, we reviewed the different types of anticoagulation medications. 

Today, I want to review what to do when things go bad aka what are the reversal agents.

There are 4 basic questions you should consider when thinking about anticoagulation reversal:

  • Is the patient actively bleeding aka do I have to take action immediately?
  • What anticoagulant is the patient on?
  • When was their last dose?
  • What doest the patient need the reversal for? i.e. life threatening bleed, emergent surgical procedure, etc.

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