Rapid large pulmonary embolism after prothrombin complex concentrate for warfarin reversal during colonoscopy.
CYY Keung, AJ Metz, S Sood - Internal Medicine Journal, 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
CYY Keung, AJ Metz, S Sood
Internal Medicine Journal, 2017•search.ebscohost.comThe article presents a case study of a 74-year-old man presented for an elective
colonoscopy to investigate a positive faecal occult blood test. He was on warfarin drug for
anticoagulation after an angiography-provoked deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary
embolism, he developed a large occluding thrombus in the pulmonary artery after
colonoscopy, which was because of the use of prothrombin complex concentrate.
colonoscopy to investigate a positive faecal occult blood test. He was on warfarin drug for
anticoagulation after an angiography-provoked deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary
embolism, he developed a large occluding thrombus in the pulmonary artery after
colonoscopy, which was because of the use of prothrombin complex concentrate.
Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 74-year-old man presented for an elective colonoscopy to investigate a positive faecal occult blood test. He was on warfarin drug for anticoagulation after an angiography-provoked deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, he developed a large occluding thrombus in the pulmonary artery after colonoscopy, which was because of the use of prothrombin complex concentrate.
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