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Podcast 185.0: Anticoagulation Reversal

Core EM

2015 Dec 22;132(25):2412-22. Comparison between Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (PCC) and Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) for the Urgent Reversal of Warfarin in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves in a Tertiary Care Cardiac Center. 2015 Dec 17;373(25):2413-24. Epub 2015 Nov 11. Ann Emerg Med. 2020;76(4):470-485.

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SGEM386: Blood on Blood – Massive Transfusion Protocols in Older Trauma Patients

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

The transfusion tech calls to remind you that your protocol is currently under review, and asks if would you like the 1:1 or the 1:3 version of fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) to packed red blood cells (pRBC)? Noting with some relief that at least he isn’t anticoagulated, you activate the hospital massive transfusion protocol. years ( 2 ).

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

REBEL EM

2015; 372(5):418-25. Fresh frozen plasma for progressive and refractory angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema. Read More EMCrit: Podcast 145 – Awake Intubation Lecture from SMACC ERCast: Angioedema References: Baş M et al. A randomized trial of icatibant in ACE-inhibitor-induced angioedema.

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SGEM#251: Nothing Compares to You…Because there was No Comparison Group

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

In contrast, protamine could be used for heparin and LMWH reversal and vitamin K, fresh frozen plasma and prothrombinase complex concentrate could be used to reverse coumadin ( Hunt and Levi BMJ 2018 ). This changed in 2015 when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved idarucizumab for the reversal of dabigatran.

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Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

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Institutional protocols should be utilized, keeping in mind that either whole blood or a 1:1:1 ratio of packed red blood cells, platelets, and fresh frozen plasma are optimal. link] Published June 23, 2015. Young and Burgess classification of pelvic ring fractures. Radiopaedia.org. Published November 8, 2022. Radiopaedia.org.

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