Retroperitoneal hemorrhagic shock in a patient on warfarin therapy

Oral anticoagulants are an established treatment modality in the prophylaxis of thromboembolic events in various clinical scenarios. Needless to say that, bleeding is a natural adverse effect of this drug. Most of the times bleeding is inconsequential. But nevertheless massive and fatal bleeding can...

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Main Authors: Subramanian Sankar, Gounder Subramanian, Thirunarayanan Arunkumar, Kannan Anand, Venu Nandigam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2009;volume=2;issue=2;spage=137;epage=138;aulast=Subramanian