Use of Recombinant Activated Factor VIIa in a Six-Month-Old Child Due to Massive Hemorrhage During Elective Surgery for Choroid Plexus Carcinoma: Case Report

Use of Recombinant Activated Factor VIIa in a Six-Month-Old Child Due to Massive Hemorrhage During Elective Surgery for Choroid Plexus Carcinoma: Case Report

We present the use of recombinant activated factor VIIa (rFVIIa) in a 6-month-old infant that suffered massive bleeding and subsequent coagulation disturbances during elective surgery for choroid plexus carcinoma in the lateral ventricle. The administration of rFVIIa resulted in good hemostasis. No...

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Main Authors: Alenka Spindler Vesel, Vesna Novak-Jankovič, Branka Maldini, Neva Požar Lukanović, Kata Denić, Jasmina Markovič-Božič, Maja Šoštarič
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Research 2015-01-01
Series:Acta Clinica Croatica
Subjects:
Choroid plexus carcinoma – surgery
Surgical procedures, operative – complications
Hemorrhage
Supratentorial neoplasms – surgery
Recombinant FVIIa
Child
Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/219324

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