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Reversal of coagulopathy in Kasabach‐Merritt syndrome with tranexamic acid
Author(s) -
Bell A. J.,
Chisholm Morag,
Hickton M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1986.tb02305.x
Subject(s) - tranexamic acid , cryoprecipitate , kasabach–merritt syndrome , coagulopathy , medicine , surgery , disseminated intravascular coagulation , anesthesia , blood loss , platelet
An infant with a giant cavernous haemangioma developed a severe consumption coagulopathy and systemic bleeding. Replacement therapy with cryoprecipitate produced only a transient improvement in the abnormal clotting, but the addition of tranexamic acid resulted in sustained correction, permitting corrective surgery to be performed.