Background Patients on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have an increased susceptibility to postoperative bleeding. Previous reports using desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) for the prevention of postoperative bleeding have given contradictory results, whereas the protease inhibitor aprotinin has been shown to reduce blood loss after this type of surgery. This randomized study was performed to assess the...

BACKGROUND Uncontrolled bleeding is a leading cause of death in trauma. Two randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trials (one in blunt trauma and one in penetrating trauma) were conducted simultaneously to evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) as adjunctive therapy for control of bleeding in patients with severe blunt or penetrating trauma. METHODS Severe...

Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding remains a challenging problem with a significant morbidity and mortality. In recent years endoscopic techniques have evolved, resulting in improved primary hemostasis and a reduction in the risk of rebleeding. Combination endoscopic therapy followed by high-dose proton pump inhibitor shows improved outcomes. Innovative endoscopic therapies hold promis...

This is the first report of a case of a reduction in kidney volume and preservation of renal function in a patient with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) receiving rapamycin. A 42-year-old man with ADPKD and a severe persistent bleeding from his solitary left kidney was successfully treated with tranexamic acid (TXA). He also received low-dose rapamycin for 8 months, and this...

In an effort to reduce morbidity associated with transfusion of blood products, Amicar is used as a prophylactic inhibitor of hyperfibrinolysis associated with diffuse perioperative bleeding in patients undergoing open heart surgery. Previous studies indicate a significant reduction of intraoperative and postoperative bleeding in patients receiving Amicar during open heart surgery. Fifteen hist...

Here, we report about a boy (age: 18 years) who developed an acquired factor VIII inhibitor at the age of 9 years. He presented with bleeding in his right ankle, multiple haematomas and a high-titer factor VIII type II inhibitor (400 BU). Therapy: He received treatment with MMF (CellCept®), dexamethasoneimmunoglobulin pulses, and rituximab together with high dose FVIII (Hannover protocol). His ...

BACKGROUND The reversibility of new/novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC) is not well understood, whereas the reversal strategies for bleeding associated with vitamin k antagonists (VKA), such as warfarin, is well established. It is unknown whether outcomes are different between bleeds occurring with NOAC compared to VKA use. OBJECTIVES This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized contro...