Abstract:Cada día se incrementa más el número de pacientes anticoagulados debido al aumento de la expectativa de vida y los beneficios demostrados de la terapia anticoagulante en patologías como síndrome coronario agudo, fibrilación auricular y enfermedad tromboembólica (1). Las hemorragias más frecuentes en pacientes anticoagulados ocurren en tracto gastro-intestinal, tejidos blandos y tracto urinario (2), siendo el sangrado en retroperitoneo una complicación rara pero conocida que requiere un alto índice de sospecha … Show more
“…Surgical decompression of an RPH is primarily reserved for cases where such a mass effect has occurred. As it is generally accepted that RPHs reabsorb once anticoagulation is ceased or the bleeding tamponades, it is not clear if there is a benefit to evacuating large hematomas when they are stable and asymptomatic [12][13][14]. The mortality associated with RPH has been noted to be 20-23% [8,15].…”
“…Surgical decompression of an RPH is primarily reserved for cases where such a mass effect has occurred. As it is generally accepted that RPHs reabsorb once anticoagulation is ceased or the bleeding tamponades, it is not clear if there is a benefit to evacuating large hematomas when they are stable and asymptomatic [12][13][14]. The mortality associated with RPH has been noted to be 20-23% [8,15].…”
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