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Table 3 Patients administered hemostatic therapies and allogeneic blood component transfusions in conjunction with prothrombin complex concentrate

From: Prothrombin complex concentrate in surgical patients: retrospective evaluation of vitamin K antagonist reversal and treatment of severe bleeding

 

Number of patients (%)

 

Reversal group (n = 12)

Bleeding group (n = 38)

Hemostatic therapies

    

Vitamin K

7 (58)

5 (13)

Desmopressin

0 (0)

7 (18)

Fibrinogen concentrate

0 (0)

4 (11)

Allogeneic blood components

Within 6 h before PCC

Within 6 h after PCC

Within 6 h before PCC

Within 6 h after PCC

Red blood cells

1 (8)

1 (8)

21 (55)

16 (42)

Fresh frozen plasma

0 (0)

2 (17)

12 (32)

11 (29)

Platelets

1 (8)

1 (8)

7 (18)

3 (8)

  1. PCC = prothrombin complex concentrate.