Review: For warfarin reversal, prothrombin complex concentrates reduce mortality compared with fresh frozen plasma

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Abstract

Question

In patients using warfarin who have major bleeding or need urgent surgery or invasive procedures, do prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs) for warfarin reversal reduce 30-day all-cause mortality compared with fresh frozen plasma (FFP)?
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)JC65
Number of pages1
JournalAnnals of Internal Medicine
Volume165
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Dec 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • fresh frozen plasma
  • mortality
  • prothrombin complex concentrates
  • warfarin reversal

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