> a patient on warfarin with a TTR of <40% is at greater risk of a thrombotic stroke than if they weren’t on any anticoagulation at all.
This is counter-intuitive , could you point out a reference Robert?
On 15/11/2011, Robert Treharne Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> There are currently no antidotes available for either dabigatran or
> rivaroxaban, although you can be sure that the lab guys are burning the
> midnight oil trying to get something out of the door ASAP. The general
> feeling right now is that the half-life of these drugs is so short that it
> doesn't take as long as warfarin might to reduce to a level where surgery
> could be possible. For a patient who is on warfarin, of course, you can
> crash-reverse the anticoagulation process and have them on the theatre table
> inside half an hour - this is not currently possible with dabigatran.
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> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jel Coward
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> How to fix bleeding in the trauma patient in Emergency Dept?
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