Discovery of Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage during Hernioplasty in a Patient Taking Rivaroxaban

We discuss the first ever case of rivaroxaban causing major intra-abdominal hemorrhage found in a patient during emergency hernioplasty. The source of bleeding was not identified either intra- or postoperatively. This is on a background of treatment for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with rivaroxaban, a...

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Main Authors: Harry Chow, Michael K. Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/345716