Arterial occlusion after cessation of warfarin treatment

Akça, Hatice Şeyma; Algın, Abdullah; Yönak, Hayrullah; Eroğlu, Serkan Emre

doi:10.17826/cumj.650126

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“…In patients who need to use warfarin, discontinuation of the drug may cause clinical symptoms such as arterial occlusion 3 . In a study comparing new generation anticoagulants, two groups using Dabigatran and Rivoraxaban were compared, and these groups were not superior to each other in terms of complication rate 4 .…”

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A Rare Side Effect Secondary to Warfarin Use: Retropharyngeal Hematoma

Yilmaz

Akça

Aksel

et al. 2020

Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports

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Introduction: In this case report, we aimed to explain the importance of urgent management in the diagnosis and treatment of a patient who developed retropharyngeal hematoma as a result of the toxicity of warfarin he used due to atrial fibrillation.Case Report: A 76-year-old male patient came to the emergency room with complaints of sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and shortness of breath. At the time of admission of the patient using warfarin due to atrial fibrillation, oropharynx examination revealed normal uvula, hematoma near the right lip mucosa, and stridor was detected in the lung auscultation of the patient whose trachea was deviated to the left. In the laboratory tests at the time of the patient's admission, INR was: 13.4. The patient was given 10 mg phytomenadione(K1) iv infusion and 80 mg prednisolone iv. 4 units(1000 ml) of FFP(fresh frozen plasma) was requested. The patient who developed respiratory distress was intubated and transferred to intensive care unit. Conclusion:Warfarin toxicity may rarely cause bleeding in the upper respiratory tract, and if it creates pressure on the respiratory tract, it may pose a serious life-threatening risk.

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