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Podcast 185.0: Anticoagulation Reversal

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Hosts: Joe Offenbacher, MD Audrey Bree Tse, MD [link] Download Leave a Comment Tags: Anticoagulation , Critical Care , Resuscitation Show Notes Coagulation Cascade: Algorithm for Anticoagulated Bleeding Patient in the ED: Indications for Anticoagulation Reversal: References: Baugh CW, Levine M, Cornutt D, et al.

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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

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Joly, 2017; Sawler, 2020) Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (contains ADMTS-13) may be used to supplement ADAMTS-13 if there is a delay in initiating TPE in the emergency department (i.e. Scully, 2012) Citations: Balduini CL, et al. Paydary, Koosha, et al. Sawler D, Parker A, Britto J, et al. Ann Hematol. J Emerg Med.

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Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

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Fresh frozen plasma, or FFP, should only be given to cirrhotic patients as part of the massive transfusion protocol in cases of profound hypotension, as “patients with cirrhosis rarely have true enzymatic hypocoagulability, and FFP may worsen bleeding due to over-resuscitation and dilution of coagulation factors.” Crit Care Med.